How many Triumph 2500s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 6,275 on the road Built 1967-1979 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The bigger-engined version of the Triumph 2000 saloon. It began in 1968 as the 2.5 PI, with the fuel-injected six from the TR5 sports car, one of the first British family saloons to have injection. Carburettor versions, the 2500TC and 2500S, followed in the 1970s and proved easier to live with.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1978: 168 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 4 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1973 | 47 |
| 1974 | 85 |
| 1975 | 121 |
| 1976 | 145 |
| 1977 | 98 |
| 1978 | 168 |
| 1979 | 53 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mk2 | 1969–1977 | 743 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500 TC | 293 | Scarce | |
| 2500 S | 89 | Rare | |
| 2.5 PI | 20 | Rare | |
| 2500TC | 18 | Rare | |
| 2.5PI | 14 | Rare | |
| PI | 10 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 745 still registered, the Triumph 2500 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 25 Triumph models and equal 508th 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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