How many Bentley 3 Litres are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 519,430 on the road Built 1923-1926 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Bentley. W.O. Bentley's 3 Litre went on sale in 1921 with a four-cylinder engine that had an overhead camshaft and four valves per cylinder, advanced for its day. It won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1924 and 1927 and made the company's name.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1923: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1926 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 9 still registered, the Bentley 3 Litre is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 14th of the 22 Bentley models and equal 2,014th 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.