How many Audi RSQ3s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 6,386 on the road Built 2014-2024 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Audi's first RS-badged SUV, launched in 2013. It put the turbocharged 2.5-litre five-cylinder engine from the RS3 and TT RS into the compact Q3, with quattro four-wheel drive. The second generation, from 2019, added a Sportback body.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2022: 144 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 78 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2016 | 46 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 99 |
| 2021 | 130 |
| 2022 | 144 |
| 2023 | 79 |
| 2024 | 52 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportback | 290 | Scarce | |
| Performance | 48 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 732 still registered, the Audi RSQ3 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 17th of the 49 Audi models and 513th 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?
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