How many Tesla Model S are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 7,062 on the road Built 2014-2021 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The car that made Tesla a serious carmaker. Launched in 2012, this large electric liftback was designed from scratch around a flat battery pack under the floor, and it went further on a charge and accelerated harder than any electric car before it. Later Plaid versions are among the quickest production cars ever built.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2017: 177 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 56 |
| 2015 | 95 |
| 2016 | 80 |
| 2017 | 177 |
| 2018 | 147 |
| 2019 | 71 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2021 | 4 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75D | 112 | Rare | |
| 100D | 71 | Rare | |
| P100D | 42 | Rare | |
| 75 | 39 | Rare | |
| 90D | 34 | Rare | |
| Long Range | 24 | Rare | |
| P90D | 16 | Rare | |
| P85 | 14 | Rare | |
| P85D | 14 | Rare | |
| Performance | 14 | Rare | |
| 85 | 13 | Rare | |
| 85D | 8 | Rare | |
| 60D | 7 | Rare | |
| 60 | 5 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 662 still registered, the Tesla Model S is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 5 Tesla models and equal 538th 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.