The most popular cars in New Zealand in 2008

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

First registered
97,246
2008
Most popular
Corolla
6,114 Toyotas
Top electric
Getz
1 registered
Top used import
Swift
1,179 registered

The top 20, 2008

How many were registered, and how each moved since 2007.

  1. 1ToyotaCorolla6,114Up 1
  2. 2ToyotaHilux4,102Down 1
  3. 3SuzukiSwift3,898Up 3
  4. 4HoldenCommodore3,022Down 1
  5. 5FordFalcon2,475Up 2
  6. 6ToyotaHiace2,389Down 1
  7. 7FordRanger2,048Up 1
  8. 8ToyotaLand Cruiser1,933Down 4
  9. 9NissanNavara1,793Same place
  10. 10HondaJazz1,602Up 5
  11. 11FordFocus1,557Up 2
  12. 12ToyotaCamry1,529Same place
  13. 13ToyotaRAV41,521Down 3
  14. 14HondaAccord1,469Up 9
  15. 15SuzukiSX41,220Up 12
  16. 16MitsubishiColt1,210Up 6
  17. 17ToyotaVitz1,172Up 11
  18. 18HondaCivic1,138Down 4
  19. 19ToyotaYaris1,120Down 3
  20. 20SubaruImpreza1,103Down 2

New and used imports

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

New

  1. 1ToyotaCorolla5,456Up 2
  2. 2ToyotaHilux3,540Same place
  3. 3HoldenCommodore2,986Down 2
  4. 4SuzukiSwift2,719Up 3
  5. 5FordFalcon2,450Down 1
  6. 6FordRanger2,048Down 1
  7. 7NissanNavara1,782Down 1
  8. 8HondaJazz1,595Up 1
  9. 9ToyotaHiace1,383Up 5
  10. 10ToyotaCamry1,342Same place

Used imports

  1. 1SuzukiSwift1,179Up 3
  2. 2ToyotaVitz1,138Up 6
  3. 3ToyotaHiace1,006Down 1
  4. 4ToyotaAltezza784Up 5
  5. 5SubaruLegacy678Up 1
  6. 6ToyotaCorolla658Up 8
  7. 7ToyotaEstima642Up 4
  8. 8ToyotaLand Cruiser641Down 7
  9. 9MazdaAtenza612Up 12
  10. 10ToyotaHilux562Down 7

Electric and hybrid

The most registered of each in 2008. Hybrids include plug-ins.

Electric

  1. 1HyundaiGetz1

Hybrid

  1. 1ToyotaPrius295
  2. 2HondaCivic116
  3. 3LexusRX400H72
  4. 4LexusLS60012
  5. 5ToyotaHarrier10
  6. 6LexusGS450H9
  7. 7ToyotaEstima4
  8. 8ToyotaAlphard3
  9. 9NissanCube1
  10. 10ToyotaKluger1

Over the years

Where 2008's top ten placed each year since 2005. Tap a year for its list.

Car2005200620072008
Toyota Corolla2221
Toyota Hilux1112
Suzuki Swift14863
Holden Commodore5334
Ford Falcon4475
Toyota Hiace6556
Ford Ranger––87
Toyota Land Cruiser3648
Nissan Navara12999
Honda Jazz17121510

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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