How many Austin A30s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 29,967 on the road Built 1951-1959 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Austin's small car of the early 1950s and its answer to the Morris Minor. Launched in 1951, it was the firm's first car without a separate chassis and the first to use the A-series engine, which went on to power the Mini and stayed in production for half a century.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1955: 47 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 2 |
| 1952 | 4 |
| 1953 | 8 |
| 1954 | 46 |
| 1955 | 47 |
| 1956 | 42 |
| 1957 | 4 |
| 1958 | 2 |
| 1959 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 156 still registered, the Austin A30 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 40 Austin models and equal 900th 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.