The most popular cars in New Zealand in 2007

The Toyota Hilux was the most popular, for the 3rd year running. New cars and used imports, by the year they were first registered here.

First registered
101,807
2007
Most popular
Hilux
5,275 Toyotas
Top electric
328I
1 registered
Top used import
Land Cruiser
1,658 registered

The top 20, 2007

How many were registered, and how each moved since 2006.

  1. 1ToyotaHilux5,275Same place
  2. 2ToyotaCorolla4,601Same place
  3. 3HoldenCommodore4,282Same place
  4. 4ToyotaLand Cruiser3,044Up 2
  5. 5ToyotaHiace2,876Same place
  6. 6SuzukiSwift2,817Up 2
  7. 7FordFalcon2,422Down 3
  8. 8FordRanger2,125New entry
  9. 9NissanNavara1,970Same place
  10. 10ToyotaRAV41,743Down 3
  11. 11HondaCR-V1,575Up 15
  12. 12ToyotaCamry1,572Down 1
  13. 13FordFocus1,546Up 2
  14. 14HondaCivic1,473Down 4
  15. 15HondaJazz1,389Down 3
  16. 16ToyotaYaris1,262Down 3
  17. 17HoldenRodeo1,221Same place
  18. 18SubaruImpreza1,196Same place
  19. 19MitsubishiOutlander1,179Up 8
  20. 20SubaruLegacy1,141Down 1

New and used imports

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

New

  1. 1HoldenCommodore4,248Up 2
  2. 2ToyotaHilux4,036Same place
  3. 3ToyotaCorolla4,032Down 2
  4. 4FordFalcon2,389Same place
  5. 5FordRanger2,123New entry
  6. 6NissanNavara1,953Down 1
  7. 7SuzukiSwift1,898Down 1
  8. 8ToyotaLand Cruiser1,386Up 8
  9. 9HondaJazz1,382Down 2
  10. 10ToyotaCamry1,352Same place

Used imports

  1. 1ToyotaLand Cruiser1,658Up 1
  2. 2ToyotaHiace1,627Down 1
  3. 3ToyotaHilux1,239Up 1
  4. 4SuzukiSwift919Up 14
  5. 5ToyotaCaldina886Up 6
  6. 6SubaruLegacy827Same place
  7. 7ToyotaRAV4782Down 4
  8. 8ToyotaVitz770Up 4
  9. 9ToyotaAltezza656Up 1
  10. 10MazdaDemio652Down 5

Electric and hybrid

The most registered of each in 2007. Hybrids include plug-ins.

Electric

  1. 1BMW328I1
  2. 2VolkswagenKarmann1

Hybrid

  1. 1ToyotaPrius228
  2. 2HondaCivic119
  3. 3LexusRX400H113
  4. 4LexusGS450H21
  5. 5ToyotaHarrier8
  6. 6LexusLS6007
  7. 7HondaInsight2
  8. 8ToyotaEstima2
  9. 9ToyotaAlphard1
  10. 10ToyotaKluger1

Over the years

Where 2007's top ten placed each year since 2005. Tap a year for its list.

Car200520062007
Toyota Hilux111
Toyota Corolla222
Holden Commodore533
Toyota Land Cruiser364
Toyota Hiace655
Suzuki Swift1486
Ford Falcon447
Ford Ranger––8
Nissan Navara1299
Toyota RAV47710

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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