How many Buick DX45s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1916-1917 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Buick's five-seat touring car of 1916 and 1917, the six-cylinder Model D-45, and one of the company's biggest sellers of the time. Like every Buick since the first it had overhead valves, when most rivals still made do with side valves, and that engine was the heart of the brand's reputation.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1916 and 2 from 1917.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Buick DX45 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 18th of the 24 Buick models and equal 2,281st 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.