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Total vehicle kilometres travelled by vehicle age
In 2007, the highest proportion of kilometres travelled in New Zealand (33 per cent) was completed by vehicles between 8 and 12 years old.
Total vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) by vehicle age in New Zealand, 2007
| Vehicle age (years) | Total VKT of NZ new vehicles (billion kilometres) |
Total VKT of used imported vehicles (billion kilometres) |
Total VKT (billion kilometres) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 2 | 5.47 |
0.07 |
5.55 |
| 3 - 7 | 7.25 |
1.23 |
8.49 |
| 8 - 12 | 4.23 |
9.18 |
13.40 |
| 13 - 17 | 3.08 |
6.20 |
9.28 |
| 18 - 22 | 1.38 |
1.36 |
2.75 |
| 23 - 27 | 0.30 |
0.11 |
0.41 |
| Over 27 | 0.28 |
0.03 |
0.31 |
Data source: Ministry of Transport.
This information has come from the environmental report card on vehicle kilometres travelled by road.
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Last updated: March 2009
