New Zealand Vehicle Registration Statistics
Monthly Summary
What's the monthly trend?
New vehicle registrations have followed a volatile but upward momentum this year, peaking in September. This month saw a large volume of rental vehicles, and strong passenger car sales in general.
Used Import numbers are showing a sustained lift in numbers from mid-2026.
Dotted trend line shows 12-month rolling average.
Total light vehicle transactions
Combining registration with change-of-ownership data gives a fuller picture of light vehicle market activity (80,000-95,000 transactions a month). Over half of vehicles are acquired in private sales, with dealer-based transactions accounting for the remainder.
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Light vehicle overview
Passenger vs commercial split, top models, brands, and fuel type trends.
Passenger cars
Breakdowns by make and model, with fuel type share.
Utes & vans
Top commercial makes and models, market share shifts.
Used Imports
Used import volumes
Passenger vs commercial split, top models, brands, and fuel type trends.
Passenger cars
Breakdowns by make and model, with fuel type share.
Utes & vans
Very low volumes, mostly vans.