How many Toyota Celicas are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,542 on the road Built 1971-2005 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Toyota's sports coupe for seven generations, from 1970 to 2006. The early cars were rear-wheel drive and styled after American pony cars; from 1985 it drove the front wheels. The turbocharged four-wheel-drive GT-Four took Toyota to its World Rally Championship titles of the early 1990s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2000: 424 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 14 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1974 | 21 |
| 1975 | 15 |
| 1976 | 23 |
| 1977 | 20 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 9 |
| 1980 | 11 |
| 1981 | 26 |
| 1982 | 38 |
| 1983 | 39 |
| 1984 | 17 |
| 1985 | 23 |
| 1986 | 36 |
| 1987 | 27 |
| 1988 | 30 |
| 1989 | 76 |
| 1990 | 184 |
| 1991 | 120 |
| 1992 | 92 |
| 1993 | 77 |
| 1994 | 269 |
| 1995 | 80 |
| 1996 | 385 |
| 1997 | 223 |
| 1998 | 159 |
| 1999 | 277 |
| 2000 | 424 |
| 2001 | 144 |
| 2002 | 74 |
| 2003 | 48 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 10 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · A20/A30 | 1970–1977 | 98 | Rare |
| Second generation · A40/A50 | 1977–1981 | 29 | Rare |
| Third generation · A60 | 1981–1985 | 122 | Rare |
| Fourth generation · T160 | 1985–1989 | 111 | Rare |
| Fifth generation · T180 | 1989–1993 | 441 | Scarce |
| Sixth generation · T200 | 1993–1999 | 1,212 | Uncommon |
| Seventh generation · T230 | 1999–2006 | 950 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT-Four | 292 | Scarce | |
| GT-R | 125 | Rare | |
| GS | 106 | Rare | |
| SS-I | 47 | Rare | |
| SS-II | 47 | Rare | |
| GT | 29 | Rare | |
| SS-III | 11 | Rare | |
| GT-Four RC | 5 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3,032 still registered, the Toyota Celica is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 43rd of the 150 Toyota models and 250th 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?
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