How many Toyota Coronas are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,328 on the road Built 1963-2007 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Toyota's mid-size family sedan from 1957 to 2001, a size up from the Corolla. The Corona of the 1960s was the car that established Toyota in export markets, the United States and Australia among them. In Japan the Premio took its place.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 443 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 9 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 19 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1972 | 18 |
| 1973 | 22 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1975 | 13 |
| 1976 | 12 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1978 | 22 |
| 1979 | 26 |
| 1980 | 42 |
| 1981 | 45 |
| 1982 | 54 |
| 1983 | 87 |
| 1984 | 62 |
| 1985 | 40 |
| 1986 | 51 |
| 1987 | 48 |
| 1988 | 97 |
| 1989 | 179 |
| 1990 | 238 |
| 1991 | 190 |
| 1992 | 338 |
| 1993 | 391 |
| 1994 | 336 |
| 1995 | 319 |
| 1996 | 443 |
| 1997 | 145 |
| 1998 | 84 |
| 1999 | 64 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third generation · T40 | 1964–1970 | 26 | Rare |
| Fourth generation · T80 | 1970–1973 | 35 | Rare |
| Fifth generation · T100 | 1973–1979 | 61 | Rare |
| Sixth generation · T130 | 1978–1983 | 123 | Rare |
| Seventh generation · T140 | 1982–1987 | 141 | Rare |
| Seventh generation · T150 | 1983–1987 | 151 | Rare |
| Eighth generation · T170 | 1987–1992 | 709 | Scarce |
| Ninth generation · T190 | 1992–1996 | 1,430 | Uncommon |
| Tenth generation · T210 | 1996–2001 | 653 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premio | 290 | Scarce | |
| GL | 228 | Scarce | |
| Premio E | 162 | Rare | |
| EX Saloon | 121 | Rare | |
| GX | 96 | Rare | |
| Premio G | 93 | Rare | |
| Select Saloon | 86 | Rare | |
| SF | 65 | Rare | |
| EX | 53 | Rare | |
| XL | 44 | Rare | |
| GLX | 38 | Rare | |
| Select | 37 | Rare | |
| GLXi | 31 | Rare | |
| EXiV | 19 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3,519 still registered, the Toyota Corona is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 38th of the 150 Toyota models and 219th 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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