How many Audi V8s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1990-1992 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Audi's first attempt at a top-class luxury sedan, sold from 1988 to 1994. It combined a new V8 engine with quattro four-wheel drive and an automatic gearbox. It also won the German DTM touring car title in 1990 and 1991. The aluminium A8 replaced it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1990: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the Audi V8 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 48th of the 49 Audi models and equal 2,076th 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.