How many Alfa Romeo 156s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 12,111 on the road Built 1998-2007 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The car that put Alfa Romeo back on the map in the late 1990s. Launched in 1997 and styled under Walter de Silva, it hid its rear door handles in the window frames to look like a coupe, and it was European Car of the Year for 1998. It was also the first production passenger car with a common-rail diesel engine.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2001: 61 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 34 |
| 1999 | 55 |
| 2000 | 38 |
| 2001 | 61 |
| 2002 | 60 |
| 2003 | 53 |
| 2004 | 46 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 V6 | 191 | Scarce | |
| 2.0 TS | 53 | Rare | |
| 2.0 JTS | 47 | Rare | |
| GTA | 30 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 386 still registered, the Alfa Romeo 156 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 29 Alfa Romeo models and 667th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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