How many Volkswagen Transporters are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 743 on the road Built 1954-2026 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Volkswagen van, in production since 1950. The first two generations, the split-screen and the bay-window, put a Beetle engine in the tail and became symbols of the 1960s as Kombis and campers. Since 1990 the Transporter has had its engine in the front, and it is still built today.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2018: 478 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1955 | 3 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1957 | 10 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1960 | 10 |
| 1961 | 23 |
| 1962 | 19 |
| 1963 | 19 |
| 1964 | 30 |
| 1965 | 45 |
| 1966 | 43 |
| 1967 | 21 |
| 1968 | 21 |
| 1969 | 35 |
| 1970 | 56 |
| 1971 | 74 |
| 1972 | 99 |
| 1973 | 120 |
| 1974 | 77 |
| 1975 | 63 |
| 1976 | 65 |
| 1977 | 31 |
| 1978 | 21 |
| 1979 | 52 |
| 1980 | 23 |
| 1981 | 29 |
| 1982 | 21 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 14 |
| 1985 | 16 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 14 |
| 1988 | 12 |
| 1989 | 22 |
| 1990 | 20 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 28 |
| 2002 | 76 |
| 2003 | 69 |
| 2004 | 172 |
| 2005 | 154 |
| 2006 | 224 |
| 2007 | 200 |
| 2008 | 170 |
| 2009 | 102 |
| 2010 | 147 |
| 2011 | 159 |
| 2012 | 194 |
| 2013 | 191 |
| 2014 | 231 |
| 2015 | 234 |
| 2016 | 266 |
| 2017 | 347 |
| 2018 | 478 |
| 2019 | 351 |
| 2020 | 227 |
| 2021 | 340 |
| 2022 | 269 |
| 2023 | 168 |
| 2024 | 142 |
| 2025 | 110 |
| 2026 | 6 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · T1 | 1950–1967 | 245 | Scarce |
| Second generation · T2 | 1967–1979 | 714 | Scarce |
| Third generation · T3 | 1979–1992 | 206 | Scarce |
| Fourth generation · T4 | 1990–2004 | 261 | Scarce |
| Fifth generation · T5 | 2003–2015 | 1,920 | Uncommon |
| Sixth generation · T6 | 2015–2024 | 2,704 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUNNER | 520 | Scarce | |
| 2.5 TDI | 490 | Scarce | |
| CL | 431 | Scarce | |
| Trendline | 395 | Scarce | |
| 1.9 TDI · 1.9 L | 343 | Scarce | |
| Highline | 173 | Rare | |
| Westfalia | 39 | Rare | |
| Dormobile | 30 | Rare | |
| Caravette | 29 | Rare | |
| 2.4 D | 16 | Rare | |
| T30 | 13 | Rare | |
| T28 | 12 | Rare | |
| 2.0 TDI | 10 | Rare | |
| T32 | 7 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6,293 still registered, the Volkswagen Transporter is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 7th of the 48 Volkswagen models and 144th 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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