How many Bond BUG are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1971 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A bright orange wedge on three wheels, designed by Tom Karen of Ogle and built from 1970 to 1974 after Reliant took over Bond. There are no doors: the whole canopy lifts forward to let two people in. It was aimed squarely at the young, and almost every one left the factory in the same tangerine colour.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1971.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Bond BUG is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2nd of the 3 Bond models and equal 2,668th 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.