How many Toyota Yaris are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 67 on the road Built 1999-2026 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Toyota's small hatchback, launched in 1999 and named European Car of the Year for 2000. In Japan it was called the Vitz until 2020. Most are sensible city cars, but the GR Yaris of 2020 is a different thing entirely: a turbocharged, four-wheel-drive three-door built to qualify Toyota's rally car.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2005: 5,695 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,125 |
| 2000 | 2,708 |
| 2001 | 2,239 |
| 2002 | 1,736 |
| 2003 | 1,444 |
| 2004 | 2,913 |
| 2005 | 5,695 |
| 2006 | 4,447 |
| 2007 | 3,955 |
| 2008 | 3,344 |
| 2009 | 2,765 |
| 2010 | 2,375 |
| 2011 | 2,795 |
| 2012 | 2,619 |
| 2013 | 2,383 |
| 2014 | 3,422 |
| 2015 | 3,200 |
| 2016 | 2,678 |
| 2017 | 3,180 |
| 2018 | 2,682 |
| 2019 | 1,998 |
| 2020 | 2,332 |
| 2021 | 1,993 |
| 2022 | 1,558 |
| 2023 | 1,446 |
| 2024 | 1,011 |
| 2025 | 1,051 |
| 2026 | 722 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · XP10 | 1999–2005 | 13,018 | Common |
| Second generation · XP90 | 2005–2011 | 22,513 | Common |
| Third generation · XP130 | 2010–2020 | 24,069 | Common |
| Fourth generation · XP210 | since 2020 | 9,709 | Common |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| GX | 9,762 | Common | |
| GX Hybrid | 4,798 | Uncommon | |
| YR | 4,398 | Uncommon | |
| Hybrid | 4,034 | Uncommon | |
| SX | 2,168 | Uncommon | |
| ZR Hybrid | 1,482 | Uncommon | |
| RS | 1,167 | Scarce | |
| YRS | 1,062 | Scarce | |
| ZR | 855 | Scarce | |
| Clavia | 532 | Scarce | |
| Jewela | 95 | Rare | |
| YRX | 31 | Rare | |
| RS TRD | 8 | Rare | |
| Cross | 6 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 69,816 still registered, the Toyota Yaris is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 150 Toyota models and 12th 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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