How many BMW I8s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 95,406 on the road Built 2014-2020 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A plug-in hybrid sports car that looked like a concept car let loose, built from 2014 to 2020. A turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine drove the rear wheels and an electric motor the fronts, all wrapped in a carbon-fibre passenger cell with doors that swing upwards.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2015: 16 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 49 still registered, the BMW I8 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 37th of the 53 BMW models and equal 1,323rd 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.