How many Tesla Model 3s are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 495 on the road Built 2019- Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Tesla's smaller, cheaper sedan, launched in 2017 as the car meant to take electric motoring mainstream. It did: within a few years it was the best-selling electric car the world had seen. The cabin is famously bare, with almost every control run through one central screen.
Clean Car Discount (Jul 2021 - Dec 2023) drove a distinct 2021-23 EV cohort.
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear-Wheel Drive | 3,833 | Uncommon | |
| Standard Range Plus | 3,304 | Uncommon | |
| Long Range | 1,272 | Uncommon | |
| Performance | 953 | Scarce |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 9,436 still registered, the Tesla Model 3 is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 5 Tesla models and 100th 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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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.