How many Austin 100s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 40,301 on the road Built 1953-1964 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Austin-Healey. Donald Healey showed his sports car at the 1952 London Motor Show, where Austin's Leonard Lord saw it and agreed to build it. The 100 in the name was its top speed in miles an hour, reached with the big four-cylinder engine from the Austin A90. A six-cylinder 100-Six followed in 1956.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1954: 28 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1954 | 28 |
| 1955 | 20 |
| 1956 | 12 |
| 1957 | 20 |
| 1958 | 19 |
| 1959 | 11 |
| 1960 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN1 · 2.7 L | 32 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 116 still registered, the Austin 100 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 40 Austin models and equal 1,009th 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.