How many Toyota MR-S are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 11,104 on the road Built 1999-2005 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The third and last of Toyota's mid-engined MR2 line, built from 1999 to 2007 and sold abroad as the MR2 Spyder or MR2 Roadster. It was an open two-seater weighing about a tonne, with a 1.8-litre engine behind the seats. Less powerful than the turbo cars before it, it made up for that with balance and lightness.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2000: 180 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 142 |
| 2000 | 180 |
| 2001 | 51 |
| 2002 | 30 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 421 still registered, the Toyota MR-S is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 82nd of the 150 Toyota models and equal 643rd 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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