How many Autozam AZ-1s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1992-1995 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
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A mid-engined kei car with gullwing doors, sold by Mazda's Autozam brand from 1992 and powered by a turbocharged Suzuki three-cylinder. Fewer than 4,400 were made, which makes it the rarest of the three kei sports cars of its day.
Gullwing kei car; a handful in the country.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Autozam AZ-1 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2,281st of the 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.