How many Subaru WRXs are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 2,480 on the road Built 2000-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The turbocharged, four-wheel-drive Impreza that Subaru built to go rallying, first sold in 1992 and a model line of its own since 2014. It won three World Rally Championship manufacturers' titles in a row from 1995, and Possum Bourne won seven straight Australian championships in them. The flat-four's off-beat burble is part of the appeal.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2015: 345 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2014 | 344 |
| 2015 | 345 |
| 2016 | 266 |
| 2017 | 139 |
| 2018 | 129 |
| 2019 | 88 |
| 2020 | 59 |
| 2021 | 70 |
| 2022 | 143 |
| 2023 | 131 |
| 2024 | 69 |
| 2025 | 71 |
| 2026 | 30 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · VA | 2014–2021 | 1,440 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · VB | since 2021 | 444 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRX S4 | 580 | Scarce | |
| WRX STI | 279 | Scarce | |
| TS | 179 | Scarce | |
| TS GT | 156 | Rare | |
| Premium | 49 | Rare | |
| Senko | 5 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,885 still registered, the Subaru WRX is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 30 Subaru models and 314th 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.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.