How many Buick Electras are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 60,713 on the road Built 1959-1989 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
From 1959 to 1990 the Electra sat at the top of the Buick range. The best-known version is the Electra 225, named for its overall length in inches and nicknamed the 'deuce and a quarter'. Early cars have some of the wildest fins of the era, and the name ended on a much smaller front-wheel-drive saloon.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1969: 12 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1959 | 3 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1961 | 4 |
| 1962 | 4 |
| 1963 | 4 |
| 1964 | 2 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | 35 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 77 still registered, the Buick Electra is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 24 Buick models and equal 1,140th 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.