How many BMW M850I are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 111,306 on the road Built 2019-2025 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 and four-wheel drive in a long, low grand tourer: the M850i led the 8 Series revival in 2018. Coupe, convertible and four-door Gran Coupe versions were sold, with the full M8 sitting above it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2019: 13 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 42 still registered, the BMW M850I is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 41st of the 53 BMW models and equal 1,390th 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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