How many Audi A1s are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,301 on the road Built 2010-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Audi's smallest car, launched in 2010 on Volkswagen Polo underpinnings as a rival to the Mini. The first generation came as a three-door and a five-door Sportback, and the second, from 2018, as a five-door only.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2011: 704 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2011 | 704 |
| 2012 | 656 |
| 2013 | 496 |
| 2014 | 378 |
| 2015 | 227 |
| 2016 | 181 |
| 2017 | 101 |
| 2018 | 91 |
| 2019 | 143 |
| 2020 | 131 |
| 2021 | 117 |
| 2022 | 109 |
| 2023 | 69 |
| 2024 | 77 |
| 2025 | 57 |
| 2026 | 37 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · 8X | 2010–2018 | 2,854 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · GB | 2018–2026 | 740 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 TFSI | 603 | Scarce | |
| S line 35 TFSI · 1.5 L | 405 | Scarce | |
| Plus | 195 | Scarce | |
| Advanced | 144 | Rare | |
| 40 TFSI | 110 | Rare | |
| Sport | 92 | Rare | |
| Citycarver | 44 | Rare | |
| 30 TFSI | 36 | Rare | |
| S1 | 36 | Rare | |
| S line | 13 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3,594 still registered, the Audi A1 is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 49 Audi models and 213th 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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