How many Austin 12/4 are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 41,008 on the road Built 1922-1939 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Austin Twelve, a sturdy four-cylinder family car introduced in 1921 and built in various forms until 1939. The original Heavy Twelve earned a name for outlasting almost anything, and its running gear served under London taxis for years. A lighter Twelve-Four joined it in the 1930s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1927: 21 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1926 | 9 |
| 1927 | 21 |
| 1928 | 17 |
| 1929 | 9 |
| 1930 | 4 |
| 1931 | 3 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 3 |
| 1934 | 2 |
| 1935 | 7 |
| 1936 | 4 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1939 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 114 still registered, the Austin 12/4 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 11th of the 40 Austin models and equal 1,019th 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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