How many Toyota Centuries are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 34,887 on the road Built 1980-2011 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
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Japan's limousine, built since 1967 in only three generations and named for the hundredth birthday of Toyota's founder, Sakichi Toyoda. It is largely hand-finished and deliberately plain. The second generation, from 1997, had a 5.0-litre V12, the only one Japan has put into production. Centuries carry the Emperor, prime ministers and company chairmen.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1997: 33 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 33 |
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 134 still registered, the Toyota Century is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 101st of the 150 Toyota models and equal 956th 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.