How many Toyota Avensis are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 572 on the road Built 2000-2018 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Toyota's mid-size car for Europe, built at Burnaston in England from 1997 as the replacement for the Carina E. The second generation of 2003 was unusual in being exported from Britain back to Japan, where it was sold as a sedan and wagon. Production ended in 2018.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2005: 1,278 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 191 |
| 2004 | 1,118 |
| 2005 | 1,278 |
| 2006 | 1,268 |
| 2007 | 933 |
| 2008 | 507 |
| 2009 | 171 |
| 2010 | 39 |
| 2011 | 436 |
| 2012 | 999 |
| 2013 | 557 |
| 2014 | 257 |
| 2015 | 195 |
| 2016 | 129 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2018 | 26 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second generation · T250 | 2003–2009 | 5,295 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · T270 | 2009–2018 | 2,860 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| GX | 458 | Scarce | |
| Verso | 69 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8,174 still registered, the Toyota Avensis is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 21st of the 150 Toyota models and 113th 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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