How many Toyota IQ are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 9,482 on the road Built 2008-2016 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A city car under three metres long that still seats three adults and a child, thanks to clever packaging such as a flat fuel tank under the floor and a passenger seat set further forward than the driver's. It was built from 2008 and won Japan's Car of the Year award. Aston Martin used it as the basis of its tiny Cygnet.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2009: 222 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 85 |
| 2009 | 222 |
| 2010 | 106 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 34 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 493 still registered, the Toyota IQ is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 79th of the 150 Toyota models and 611th 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.