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Cars Registered in NZ in 2022

216,368 vehicles were registered in New Zealand in 2022.

216,368 Total Registrations
Petrol 129,207 vehicles — Top Fuel Type
Toyota Aqua 11,891 registrations — Top Model

Top 20 Models Registered in 2022

1 Toyota logo
Toyota Aqua 11,891
2.8 L/100km
2 Mitsubishi logo
Mitsubishi Outlander 11,629
6.9 L/100km
3 Toyota logo
Toyota Rav4 6,056
6.4 L/100km
4 Toyota logo
Toyota Corolla 5,962
5.8 L/100km
5 Toyota logo
Toyota Prius 5,861
3.2 L/100km
6 Suzuki logo
Suzuki Swift 5,309
5.6 L/100km
7 Mazda logo
Mazda Cx 5 4,637
6.7 L/100km
8 Mazda logo
Mazda Axela 4,563
6.2 L/100km
9 Nissan logo
Nissan X Trail 4,311
7.5 L/100km
10 Tesla logo
Tesla Model Y 4,164
11 Nissan logo
Nissan Leaf 3,743
12 Mitsubishi logo
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 3,619
4.8 L/100km
13 Mitsubishi logo
Mitsubishi Asx 3,323
7.5 L/100km
14 Mg logo
Mg Zs 3,321
6.8 L/100km
15 Kia logo
Kia Sportage 3,107
7.8 L/100km
16 Volkswagen logo
Volkswagen Golf 2,931
6.7 L/100km
17 Tesla logo
Tesla Model 3 2,702
18 Honda logo
Honda Fit 2,667
4.1 L/100km
19 Hyundai logo
Hyundai Kona 2,490
6.3 L/100km
20 Subaru logo
Subaru Impreza 2,407
7.1 L/100km

Fuel Type Breakdown

Petrol
129,207
Hybrid
51,482
Electric
16,545
Diesel
12,942
Plug-in Hybrid
6,138
ELECTRIC [PETROL EXTENDED]
45
ELECTRIC FUEL CELL HYDROGEN
8
DIESEL ELECTRIC HYBRID
1

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