The most popular cars in New Zealand in 2005

The Toyota Hilux was the most popular. New cars and used imports, by the year they were first registered here.

First registered
86,298
2005
Most popular
Hilux
5,272 Toyotas
Top electric
Falcon
1 registered
Top used import
Land Cruiser
2,065 registered

The top 20, 2005

How many were registered.

  1. 1ToyotaHilux5,272
  2. 2ToyotaCorolla4,224
  3. 3ToyotaLand Cruiser3,491
  4. 4FordFalcon3,076
  5. 5HoldenCommodore2,902
  6. 6ToyotaHiace2,551
  7. 7ToyotaRAV42,395
  8. 8HoldenRodeo1,636
  9. 9FordCourier1,622
  10. 10HondaAccord1,552
  11. 11ToyotaCamry1,359
  12. 12NissanNavara1,249
  13. 13HondaCR-V1,142
  14. 14SuzukiSwift1,142
  15. 15MitsubishiLancer1,118
  16. 16NissanPulsar1,091
  17. 17HondaJazz1,067
  18. 18SubaruImpreza1,064
  19. 19SubaruLegacy894
  20. 20DaihatsuSirion881

New and used imports

Many of the cars New Zealand adds each year arrive used, most of them from Japan.

New

  1. 1ToyotaCorolla3,618
  2. 2ToyotaHilux3,356
  3. 3FordFalcon3,053
  4. 4HoldenCommodore2,864
  5. 5HoldenRodeo1,632
  6. 6FordCourier1,620
  7. 7ToyotaLand Cruiser1,426
  8. 8HondaAccord1,409
  9. 9NissanNavara1,216
  10. 10ToyotaCamry1,192

Used imports

  1. 1ToyotaLand Cruiser2,065
  2. 2ToyotaHilux1,916
  3. 3ToyotaRAV41,483
  4. 4ToyotaHiace1,370
  5. 5NissanTerrano760
  6. 6SubaruLegacy609
  7. 7ToyotaCorolla606
  8. 8ToyotaCaldina576
  9. 9SubaruImpreza558
  10. 10ToyotaStarlet547

Electric and hybrid

The most registered of each in 2005. Hybrids include plug-ins.

Electric

  1. 1FordFalcon1

Hybrid

  1. 1ToyotaPrius176
  2. 2HondaCivic26
  3. 3HondaInsight3
  4. 4ToyotaEstima1

Cars, utes and vans by the year they were first registered in New Zealand, new or as a used import, from Waka Kotahi's Motor Vehicle Register. Counts are of those still on the register, so older years are lower than they were.

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