How many Volkswagen Tiguans are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 273 on the road Built 2007-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Volkswagen's compact SUV, launched in 2007 on Golf-related underpinnings. It has since become the company's best-selling model worldwide. The name was chosen by a magazine readers' poll and blends the German words for tiger and iguana.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2018: 1,866 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 476 |
| 2009 | 667 |
| 2010 | 609 |
| 2011 | 538 |
| 2012 | 734 |
| 2013 | 887 |
| 2014 | 813 |
| 2015 | 672 |
| 2016 | 934 |
| 2017 | 1,862 |
| 2018 | 1,866 |
| 2019 | 1,455 |
| 2020 | 965 |
| 2021 | 1,390 |
| 2022 | 745 |
| 2023 | 733 |
| 2024 | 737 |
| 2025 | 779 |
| 2026 | 240 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · 5N | 2007–2018 | 6,330 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · AD | 2017–2023 | 9,016 | Common |
| Third generation · CT | since 2024 | 1,756 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-Line | 3,384 | Uncommon | |
| Highline | 1,791 | Uncommon | |
| ALLSPACE R-LINE | 1,230 | Uncommon | |
| Comfortline | 1,078 | Scarce | |
| ALLSPACE TSI CL | 789 | Scarce | |
| Life | 726 | Scarce | |
| ALLSPACE TSI HL | 611 | Scarce | |
| TSI R | 394 | Scarce | |
| ALLSPACE STYLE | 365 | Scarce | |
| ALLSPACE LIFE | 360 | Scarce | |
| 2.0 TSI | 358 | Scarce | |
| ALLSPACE HIGHLINE | 171 | Rare | |
| Style | 151 | Rare | |
| Allspace | 12 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 17,103 still registered, the Volkswagen Tiguan is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 48 Volkswagen models and 54th 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.