How many BMW 2000s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 1968-1969 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Top of BMW's four-door 'New Class' range, the 2000 was launched in 1966 with a 2-litre version of the company's four-cylinder engine. That engine then went into the smaller two-door body to make the 2002, and the 2000 tii of 1969 was among the first BMWs with fuel injection.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 1968 and 1 from 1969.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the BMW 2000 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.
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