How many Audi S8s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 20,870 on the road Built 1997-2023 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Audi's big sporting sedan, based on the aluminium-bodied A8 and launched in 1996. The first one became famous for the car chases in the film Ronin. The second used a 5.2-litre V10 related to Lamborghini's, and later cars a twin-turbo 4-litre V8.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 26 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 26 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plus | 36 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 224 still registered, the Audi S8 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 28th of the 49 Audi models and 804th 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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