How many Toyota Cavaliers are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 62,332 on the road Built 1996-2000 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An American Chevrolet Cavalier, built in the United States with right-hand drive and sold in Japan by Toyota from 1996 to 2000. The deal was meant to ease trade friction between the two countries by putting an American car in Japanese showrooms. Buyers were not convinced and it sold slowly.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 21 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 2000 | 14 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 75 still registered, the Toyota Cavalier is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 106th of the 150 Toyota models and equal 1,150th 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.