How many Toyota Estimas are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 272 on the road Built 1990-2019 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The egg-shaped people mover, launched in 1990 with its engine laid on its side under the front seats. Sold abroad as the Previa, it looked like nothing else on the road. Later generations from 2000 switched to a conventional front-engine layout, and a hybrid version was among the first of its kind.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2006: 2,592 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 123 |
| 1993 | 138 |
| 1994 | 169 |
| 1995 | 163 |
| 1996 | 315 |
| 1997 | 332 |
| 1998 | 260 |
| 1999 | 263 |
| 2000 | 1,904 |
| 2001 | 1,224 |
| 2002 | 629 |
| 2003 | 202 |
| 2004 | 2,223 |
| 2005 | 1,776 |
| 2006 | 2,592 |
| 2007 | 1,328 |
| 2008 | 840 |
| 2009 | 436 |
| 2010 | 407 |
| 2011 | 282 |
| 2012 | 462 |
| 2013 | 216 |
| 2014 | 256 |
| 2015 | 420 |
| 2016 | 142 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 12 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · XR10/XR20 | 1990–1999 | 1,786 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · XR30/XR40 | 2000–2005 | 7,950 | Common |
| Third generation · XR50 | 2006–2019 | 7,458 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 2,157 | Uncommon | |
| Aeras | 1,990 | Uncommon | |
| Lucida | 677 | Scarce | |
| Emina | 410 | Scarce | |
| T | 357 | Scarce | |
| X | 357 | Scarce | |
| L | 350 | Scarce | |
| G | 264 | Scarce |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 17,203 still registered, the Toyota Estima is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 150 Toyota models and 53rd 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.
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