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How many Suzuki Jimnys are left in New Zealand?

11,992still registered in New Zealand

Common 1 in 390 on the road Built 1973-2026 Sold new in New Zealand

Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.

A Suzuki Jimny
Photo: Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A tiny, light four-wheel drive that has kept the same recipe since 1970: a separate chassis, solid axles and a low-range gearbox. It goes places much larger vehicles cannot. The square-edged fourth generation of 2018 sold out for years ahead.

Still on the road, by model year

The most are from 2022: 1,497 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.

1973: 1 still registered1975: 1 still registered1976: 4 still registered1977: 10 still registered1978: 11 still registered1979: 13 still registered1980: 13 still registered1981: 24 still registered1982: 38 still registered1983: 45 still registered1984: 70 still registered1985: 144 still registered1986: 111 still registered1987: 92 still registered1988: 72 still registered1989: 51 still registered1990: 49 still registered1991: 47 still registered1992: 34 still registered1993: 54 still registered1994: 33 still registered1995: 38 still registered1996: 61 still registered1997: 47 still registered1998: 108 still registered1999: 190 still registered2000: 85 still registered2001: 36 still registered2002: 6 still registered2003: 35 still registered2004: 22 still registered2005: 40 still registered2006: 86 still registered2007: 196 still registered2008: 177 still registered2009: 143 still registered2010: 125 still registered2011: 124 still registered2012: 154 still registered2013: 185 still registered2014: 192 still registered2015: 194 still registered2016: 267 still registered2017: 400 still registered2018: 398 still registered2019: 490 still registered2020: 587 still registered2021: 1,314 still registered2022: 1,497 still registered2023: 874 still registered2024: 1,219 still registered2025: 982 still registered2026: 802 still registered
19732026
Every model year
Model yearStill registered
19731
19751
19764
197710
197811
197913
198013
198124
198238
198345
198470
1985144
1986111
198792
198872
198951
199049
199147
199234
199354
199433
199538
199661
199747
1998108
1999190
200085
200136
20026
200335
200422
200540
200686
2007196
2008177
2009143
2010125
2011124
2012154
2013185
2014192
2015194
2016267
2017400
2018398
2019490
2020587
20211,314
20221,497
2023874
20241,219
2025982
2026802

By generation

How many of each generation are still registered.

Which oneBuiltLeftGrade
Second generation · SJ/JA1981–1998509Scarce
Third generation · JB23/JB33/JB431998–20183,123Uncommon
Fourth generation · JB64/JB74since 20187,755Uncommon

By badge

The versions the register records, most numerous first.

Which oneBuiltLeftGrade
Sierra6,700Uncommon
JX660Scarce
Samurai406Scarce
SJ413390Scarce
JX CARRY252Scarce
JXE211Scarce
JXB166Rare
SJ410142Rare
LJ8055Rare
Wide35Rare
LJ5028Rare
JLX23Rare

What Common means

Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 11,992 still registered, the Suzuki Jimny is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.

By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 36 Suzuki models and 77th 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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