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Cars Registered in NZ in 2020

175,547 vehicles were registered in New Zealand in 2020.

175,547 Total Registrations
Petrol 136,826 vehicles — Top Fuel Type
Toyota Rav4 5,614 registrations — Top Model

Top 20 Models Registered in 2020

1 Toyota logo
Toyota Rav4 5,614
6.4 L/100km
2 Suzuki logo
Suzuki Swift 5,348
5.6 L/100km
3 Mazda logo
Mazda Axela 5,246
6.2 L/100km
4 Mitsubishi logo
Mitsubishi Outlander 4,862
6.9 L/100km
5 Toyota logo
Toyota Corolla 4,440
5.8 L/100km
6 Toyota logo
Toyota Aqua 4,281
2.8 L/100km
7 Mazda logo
Mazda Cx 5 3,851
6.7 L/100km
8 Honda logo
Honda Fit 3,634
4.1 L/100km
9 Nissan logo
Nissan X Trail 3,610
7.5 L/100km
10 Toyota logo
Toyota Prius 3,600
3.2 L/100km
11 Mazda logo
Mazda Demio 3,262
4.8 L/100km
12 Kia logo
Kia Sportage 2,900
7.8 L/100km
13 Volkswagen logo
Volkswagen Golf 2,651
6.7 L/100km
14 Kia logo
Kia Seltos 2,562
6.9 L/100km
15 Mitsubishi logo
Mitsubishi Asx 2,494
7.5 L/100km
16 Subaru logo
Subaru Impreza 2,451
7.1 L/100km
17 Nissan logo
Nissan Leaf 2,259
18 Subaru logo
Subaru Legacy 2,159
8 L/100km
19 Honda logo
Honda Crv 2,024
8 L/100km
20 Nissan logo
Nissan Tiida 2,009
5.7 L/100km

Fuel Type Breakdown

Petrol
136,826
Hybrid
24,875
Diesel
10,117
Electric
3,299
Plug-in Hybrid
397
ELECTRIC [PETROL EXTENDED]
30
ELECTRIC FUEL CELL HYDROGEN
3

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