How many Buick LE Sabres are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 68,748 on the road Built 1959-1995 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Buick's entry-level full-size car for nearly half a century, from 1959 to 2005, and for much of that time its best seller. The name came from a jet-inspired General Motors show car of 1951 styled under Harley Earl. Early ones have dramatic fins, and later ones were a favourite of older American buyers.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1959: 13 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1959 | 13 |
| 1960 | 8 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1964 | 7 |
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1968 | 3 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 68 still registered, the Buick LE Sabre is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 24 Buick models and equal 1,194th 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.