How many Toyota Klugers are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 3,127 on the road Built 2000-2022 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The name Toyota uses in Japan and Australia for the Highlander, a seven-seat SUV on car-based underpinnings launched in 2000. The Japanese-market Kluger was sold until 2007, with V6 and four-cylinder engines and a hybrid from 2005. Australia has kept the name for every generation since.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2005: 477 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 132 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 335 |
| 2005 | 477 |
| 2006 | 235 |
| 2007 | 60 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 27 |
| 2011 | 18 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · XU20 | 2000–2007 | 1,267 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 219 | Scarce |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,495 still registered, the Toyota Kluger is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 57th of the 150 Toyota models and 363rd 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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