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Cars Registered in NZ in 2023

218,650 vehicles were registered in New Zealand in 2023.

218,650 Total Registrations
Petrol 87,952 vehicles — Top Fuel Type
Toyota Aqua 18,168 registrations — Top Model

Top 20 Models Registered in 2023

1 Toyota logo
Toyota Aqua 18,168
2.8 L/100km
2 Toyota logo
Toyota Prius 12,028
3.2 L/100km
3 Toyota logo
Toyota Rav4 9,087
6.4 L/100km
4 Toyota logo
Toyota Corolla 8,702
5.8 L/100km
5 Mitsubishi logo
Mitsubishi Outlander 6,430
6.9 L/100km
6 Suzuki logo
Suzuki Swift 5,703
5.6 L/100km
7 Mazda logo
Mazda Axela 4,817
6.2 L/100km
8 Nissan logo
Nissan Leaf 4,630
9 Nissan logo
Nissan Note 4,089
4.3 L/100km
10 Tesla logo
Tesla Model Y 3,906
11 Toyota logo
Toyota C Hr 3,878
4.1 L/100km
12 Nissan logo
Nissan X Trail 3,716
7.5 L/100km
13 Mitsubishi logo
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 3,618
4.8 L/100km
14 Mazda logo
Mazda Cx 5 3,570
6.7 L/100km
15 Honda logo
Honda Fit 3,385
4.1 L/100km
16 Byd logo
Byd Atto 3 3,136
17 Mg logo
Mg Zs 3,097
6.8 L/100km
18 Mazda logo
Mazda Demio 2,766
4.8 L/100km
19 Subaru logo
Subaru Impreza 2,639
7.1 L/100km
20 Nissan logo
Nissan Serena 2,549
6.9 L/100km

Fuel Type Breakdown

Petrol
87,952
Hybrid
86,608
Electric
26,331
Diesel
9,446
Plug-in Hybrid
8,285
ELECTRIC [PETROL EXTENDED]
25
ELECTRIC FUEL CELL HYDROGEN
3

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