How many Toyota Marinos are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 73,045 on the road Built 1992-1998 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Sprinter Marino was a low four-door hardtop built on Sprinter running gear from 1992 to 1998, with frameless door glass and a sleeker roof than the regular sedan. Its twin was the Corolla Ceres. The top versions used the same twin-cam 1.6-litre engine as the Trueno.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1994: 19 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 16 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 64 still registered, the Toyota Marino is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 110th of the 150 Toyota models and equal 1,216th 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.