How many Toyota Highlanders are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 167 on the road Built 2000-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A seven-seat family SUV built on Camry-based car underpinnings rather than a truck chassis, launched in 2000. In Japan and Australia it is called the Kluger. It has grown with each generation, and recent ones are offered as hybrids.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2017: 2,644 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2003 | 140 |
| 2004 | 193 |
| 2005 | 315 |
| 2006 | 166 |
| 2007 | 334 |
| 2008 | 708 |
| 2009 | 563 |
| 2010 | 983 |
| 2011 | 1,214 |
| 2012 | 1,686 |
| 2013 | 1,202 |
| 2014 | 1,919 |
| 2015 | 2,435 |
| 2016 | 1,923 |
| 2017 | 2,644 |
| 2018 | 2,625 |
| 2019 | 944 |
| 2020 | 668 |
| 2021 | 1,335 |
| 2022 | 1,634 |
| 2023 | 1,394 |
| 2024 | 1,404 |
| 2025 | 1,158 |
| 2026 | 468 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · XU20 | 2000–2007 | 1,149 | Scarce |
| Second generation · XU40 | 2007–2013 | 6,356 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · XU50 | 2013–2019 | 12,490 | Common |
| Fourth generation · XU70 | 2019–2026 | 8,061 | Common |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited | 9,600 | Common | |
| GXL | 9,069 | Common | |
| Limited ZR | 2,744 | Uncommon | |
| Limited Hybrid | 2,428 | Uncommon | |
| GX | 2,211 | Uncommon | |
| GXL Hybrid | 1,629 | Uncommon |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 28,057 still registered, the Toyota Highlander is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 150 Toyota models and 34th 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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