The most popular cars in New Zealand in 2009

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

First registered
74,643
2009
Most popular
Corolla
5,104 Toyotas
Top electric
Getz
1 registered
Top used import
Vitz
1,165 registered

The top 20, 2009

How many were registered, and how each moved since 2008.

  1. 1ToyotaCorolla5,104Same place
  2. 2ToyotaHilux2,707Same place
  3. 3SuzukiSwift2,640Same place
  4. 4HoldenCommodore2,183Same place
  5. 5FordFalcon1,913Same place
  6. 6ToyotaYaris1,249Up 13
  7. 7ToyotaHiace1,247Down 1
  8. 8ToyotaRAV41,196Up 5
  9. 9ToyotaVitz1,194Up 8
  10. 10FordRanger1,164Down 3
  11. 11ToyotaCamry1,030Up 1
  12. 12NissanNavara1,021Down 3
  13. 13FordFocus978Down 2
  14. 14SubaruLegacy965Up 13
  15. 15HyundaiGetz942Up 14
  16. 16HondaAccord921Down 2
  17. 17HoldenColorado835New entry
  18. 18HyundaiI30833New entry
  19. 19HondaJazz826Down 9
  20. 20SubaruImpreza819Same place

New and used imports

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

New

  1. 1ToyotaCorolla3,977Same place
  2. 2ToyotaHilux2,604Same place
  3. 3HoldenCommodore2,155Same place
  4. 4SuzukiSwift1,911Same place
  5. 5FordFalcon1,882Same place
  6. 6ToyotaYaris1,237Up 8
  7. 7FordRanger1,161Down 1
  8. 8NissanNavara1,011Down 1
  9. 9HyundaiGetz910Up 16
  10. 10ToyotaCamry877Same place

Used imports

  1. 1ToyotaVitz1,165Up 1
  2. 2ToyotaCorolla1,127Up 4
  3. 3SuzukiSwift729Down 2
  4. 4SubaruLegacy723Up 1
  5. 5ToyotaEstima669Up 2
  6. 6MazdaDemio601Up 11
  7. 7ToyotaAltezza506Down 3
  8. 8SubaruImpreza492Up 4
  9. 9MazdaAtenza489Same place
  10. 10ToyotaIst450New entry

Electric and hybrid

The most registered of each in 2009. Hybrids include plug-ins.

Electric

  1. 1HyundaiGetz1

Hybrid

  1. 1ToyotaPrius315
  2. 2HondaCivic51
  3. 3LexusRX450H47
  4. 4LexusRX400H31
  5. 5LexusGS450H6
  6. 6LexusLS6004
  7. 7Smartfortwo1
  8. 8ToyotaAlphard1
  9. 9ToyotaHarrier1

Over the years

Where 2009's top ten placed each year since 2005. Tap a year for its list.

Car20052006200720082009
Toyota Corolla22211
Toyota Hilux11122
Suzuki Swift148633
Holden Commodore53344
Ford Falcon44755
Toyota Yaris–1316196
Toyota Hiace65567
Toyota RAV47710138
Toyota Vitz–3528179
Ford Ranger––8710

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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