Annual registrations of new and ex-overseas motorcycles and mopeds over 60cc in New Zealand
1970–2023
| Year | Number of registrations |
|---|---|
| 1961 | None |
| 1962 | None |
| 1963 | None |
| 1964 | None |
| 1965 | None |
| 1966 | None |
| 1967 | None |
| 1968 | None |
| 1969 | None |
| 1970 | 5,529 |
| 1971 | 12,881 |
| 1972 | 14,763 |
| 1973 | 25,760 |
| 1974 | 24,156 |
| 1975 | 20,804 |
| 1976 | 15,435 |
| 1977 | 14,028 |
| 1978 | 14,522 |
| 1979 | 21,558 |
| 1980 | 29,957 |
| 1981 | 24,571 |
| 1982 | 22,306 |
| 1983 | 16,938 |
| 1984 | 15,975 |
| 1985 | 13,425 |
| 1986 | 13,372 |
| 1987 | 12,609 |
| 1988 | 8,968 |
| 1989 | 5,796 |
| 1990 | 4,897 |
| 1991 | 4,042 |
| 1992 | 2,469 |
| 1993 | 2,601 |
| 1994 | 3,337 |
| 1995 | 3,451 |
| 1996 | 3,838 |
| 1997 | 4,078 |
| 1998 | 4,067 |
| 1999 | 3,850 |
| 2000 | 3,614 |
| 2001 | 3,594 |
| 2002 | 4,138 |
| 2003 | 4,988 |
| 2004 | 6,377 |
| 2005 | 7,731 |
| 2006 | 9,685 |
| 2007 | 11,514 |
| 2008 | 12,265 |
| 2009 | 7,281 |
| 2010 | 5,703 |
| 2011 | 5,216 |
| 2012 | 5,277 |
| 2013 | 6,306 |
| 2014 | 6,998 |
| 2015 | 8,517 |
| 2016 | 8,425 |
| 2017 | 9,156 |
| 2018 | 9,196 |
| 2019 | 8,882 |
| 2020 | 9,258 |
| 2021 | 10,571 |
| 2022 | 9,219 |
| 2023 | 7,871 |
Definitions
Registration is the process of adding a vehicle to the Motor Vehicle Register: a vehicle, whether new or used, must first be registered before it can be licensed to be used on the road.
Registration has been traditionally confused with licensing: registration is normally carried out only once in the lifetime of a vehicle, whereas licensing is generally renewed every six or twelve months.
New: vehicle has never been used.
Ex-overseas: vehicle has been used before, but not in New Zealand.
Cars: Passenger cars and vans.
Motorcycles: Motorcycles and mopeds over 60 cc.
Power cycles: Motorcycles and mopeds under 61 cc.
Commercial vehicles: Vehicles designed primarily for the carriage of goods or passengers in a commercial capacity. This group is made up of the following types: goods van/truck/utility; bus; motor caravan, and special purpose vehicle.
Exclusions
This dataset does not include vehicles that have been re-registered, or those assembled from scratch from unrelated component parts.
Data provided by
Dataset name
Transport Vehicle Registrations Data: New and Ex-Overseas Motor Vehicles Registered by Type (Annual-Dec) December 2023
Webpage:
https://infoshare.stats.govt.nz/
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Industry sectors > Transport - TPT > New and Ex-Oseas Motor Vehicles Registered by Type (Annual-Dec)'. All variables were selected to create this dataset.
The headings of the source spreadsheet were edited by Figure.NZ to match the wording as per Additions to the National Vehicle Fleet statistics (http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/new-zealand-motor-vehicle-register-statistics/additions-to-the-national-vehicle-fleet/).
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Transport Vehicle Registrations Data: New and Ex-Overseas Motor Vehicles Registered by Type (Annual-Dec) December 2023
From the dataset Transport Vehicle Registrations Data: New and Ex-Overseas Motor Vehicles Registered by Type (Annual-Dec) December 2023, this data was extracted:
- Rows: 6-68
- Columns: 2-53
- Provided: 1,638 data points
This data forms the table Transport - New and ex-overseas vehicles registered by type (Annual) 1961–2023.
Dataset originally released on:
January 23, 2024
About this dataset
Transport vehicle registrations record new and ex-overseas motor vehicles registered by type.
Method of collection/Data provider
Data provided to Stats NZ by the New Zealand Transport Agency (Motor Vehicle Register).