How many Peugeot 405s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 23,851 on the road Built 1988-1997 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A crisp Pininfarina-styled saloon launched in 1987 and voted European Car of the Year for 1988. The Mi16 was the fast one, with a 16-valve engine. The name is also tied to the 405 Turbo 16, a mid-engined special that won the Paris-Dakar Rally and set a record at Pikes Peak with Ari Vatanen driving, filmed as Climb Dance.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1993: 33 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1990 | 24 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 30 |
| 1993 | 33 |
| 1994 | 32 |
| 1995 | 25 |
| 1996 | 23 |
| 1997 | 2 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mi16 | 32 | Rare | |
| GR | 20 | Rare | |
| SRi | 13 | Rare | |
| GRi | 7 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 196 still registered, the Peugeot 405 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 18th of the 42 Peugeot models and equal 842nd of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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