How many AMC Pacers are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1977 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A short, very wide hatchback with a huge area of glass, launched in 1975 and styled under Richard Teague. It was designed around a rotary engine that never arrived, so it got heavy straight sixes instead. Later it found fame as the Mirthmobile in the film Wayne's World.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1977.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the AMC Pacer is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 8th of the 10 AMC models and equal 2,668th 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.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.