The most popular cars in New Zealand in 2006

The Toyota Hilux was the most popular, for the 2nd year running. New cars and used imports, by the year they were first registered here.

First registered
88,093
2006
Most popular
Hilux
4,845 Toyotas
Top electric
Navara
1 registered
Top used import
Hiace
1,442 registered

The top 20, 2006

How many were registered, and how each moved since 2005.

  1. 1ToyotaHilux4,845Same place
  2. 2ToyotaCorolla4,421Same place
  3. 3HoldenCommodore3,207Up 2
  4. 4FordFalcon2,832Same place
  5. 5ToyotaHiace2,618Up 1
  6. 6ToyotaLand Cruiser2,243Down 3
  7. 7ToyotaRAV42,032Same place
  8. 8SuzukiSwift1,799Up 6
  9. 9NissanNavara1,770Up 3
  10. 10HondaCivic1,529Up 17
  11. 11ToyotaCamry1,414Same place
  12. 12HondaJazz1,402Up 5
  13. 13ToyotaYaris1,367New entry
  14. 14HondaAccord1,324Down 4
  15. 15FordFocus1,323Up 6
  16. 16FordCourier1,313Down 7
  17. 17HoldenRodeo1,168Down 9
  18. 18SubaruImpreza1,055Same place
  19. 19SubaruLegacy951Same place
  20. 20FordTerritory908Up 2

New and used imports

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

New

  1. 1ToyotaCorolla3,832Same place
  2. 2ToyotaHilux3,764Same place
  3. 3HoldenCommodore3,173Up 1
  4. 4FordFalcon2,802Down 1
  5. 5NissanNavara1,758Up 4
  6. 6SuzukiSwift1,462Up 6
  7. 7HondaJazz1,401Up 6
  8. 8ToyotaYaris1,364New entry
  9. 9FordCourier1,313Down 3
  10. 10ToyotaCamry1,230Same place

Used imports

  1. 1ToyotaHiace1,442Up 3
  2. 2ToyotaLand Cruiser1,171Down 1
  3. 3ToyotaRAV41,094Same place
  4. 4ToyotaHilux1,081Down 2
  5. 5MazdaDemio635Up 17
  6. 6SubaruLegacy620Same place
  7. 7ToyotaCorolla589Same place
  8. 8ToyotaStarlet578Up 2
  9. 9SubaruImpreza576Same place
  10. 10ToyotaAltezza575Up 2

Electric and hybrid

The most registered of each in 2006. Hybrids include plug-ins.

Electric

  1. 1NissanNavara1
  2. 2Porsche9111
  3. 3ToyotaMR21

Hybrid

  1. 1ToyotaPrius193
  2. 2HondaCivic118
  3. 3LexusGS450H31
  4. 4LexusRX400H19
  5. 5ToyotaKluger4
  6. 6HondaInsight2
  7. 7ToyotaAlphard1
  8. 8ToyotaEcho1
  9. 9ToyotaEstima1
  10. 10ToyotaHarrier1

Over the years

Where 2006's top ten placed each year since 2005. Tap a year for its list.

Car20052006
Toyota Hilux11
Toyota Corolla22
Holden Commodore53
Ford Falcon44
Toyota Hiace65
Toyota Land Cruiser36
Toyota RAV477
Suzuki Swift148
Nissan Navara129
Honda Civic2710

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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