How many Austin Maestro VAN are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1987-1988 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Van version of the Austin Maestro, the five-door hatchback British Leyland launched in 1983. It kept the car's front end and running gear, with a tall box body behind the doors. The vans stayed in production into the 1990s, after the Austin name itself had been dropped.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1987 and 1 from 1988.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Austin Maestro VAN is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 38th of the 40 Austin models and equal 2,524th 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.