How many BMW 1800s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 1967 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A four-door saloon from BMW's 'New Class' range, the cars that pulled the company back from near bankruptcy in the early 1960s. The 1800 arrived in 1963 with a bigger engine than the original 1500, and the twin-carburettor TI versions made their name in touring car racing.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1967.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the BMW 1800 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 52nd of the 53 BMW models and equal 2,454th 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?
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