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Cars Registered in NZ in 2021

218,063 vehicles were registered in New Zealand in 2021.

218,063 Total Registrations
Petrol 161,708 vehicles — Top Fuel Type
Mitsubishi Outlander 9,323 registrations — Top Model

Top 20 Models Registered in 2021

1 Mitsubishi logo
Mitsubishi Outlander 9,323
6.9 L/100km
2 Toyota logo
Toyota Aqua 7,802
2.8 L/100km
3 Toyota logo
Toyota Corolla 6,777
5.8 L/100km
4 Toyota logo
Toyota Rav4 6,477
6.4 L/100km
5 Nissan logo
Nissan X Trail 6,193
7.5 L/100km
6 Mazda logo
Mazda Cx 5 5,696
6.7 L/100km
7 Mazda logo
Mazda Axela 5,048
6.2 L/100km
8 Mitsubishi logo
Mitsubishi Asx 4,938
7.5 L/100km
9 Suzuki logo
Suzuki Swift 4,757
5.6 L/100km
10 Toyota logo
Toyota Prius 4,401
3.2 L/100km
11 Volkswagen logo
Volkswagen Golf 3,807
6.7 L/100km
12 Honda logo
Honda Fit 3,422
4.1 L/100km
13 Tesla logo
Tesla Model 3 3,216
14 Subaru logo
Subaru Impreza 2,562
7.1 L/100km
15 Nissan logo
Nissan Leaf 2,475
16 Kia logo
Kia Stonic 2,462
6 L/100km
17 Honda logo
Honda Crv 2,413
8 L/100km
18 Mg logo
Mg Zs 2,398
6.8 L/100km
19 Mazda logo
Mazda Demio 2,372
4.8 L/100km
20 Toyota logo
Toyota Vanguard 2,349
8.1 L/100km

Fuel Type Breakdown

Petrol
161,708
Hybrid
34,622
Diesel
14,236
Electric
6,897
Plug-in Hybrid
549
ELECTRIC [PETROL EXTENDED]
51

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