How many Toyota Currens are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 15,129 on the road Built 1994-1998 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A two-door coupe sold only in Japan from 1994 to 1998. Underneath it was the Celica of the day, but with a conventional boot instead of a hatch and a calmer front end with rectangular headlights in place of the Celica's four round ones.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 114 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 64 |
| 1995 | 36 |
| 1996 | 114 |
| 1997 | 74 |
| 1998 | 21 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 309 still registered, the Toyota Curren is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 88th of the 150 Toyota models and 723rd 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.