How many Buick Reattas are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1990 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A two-seat luxury coupe built from 1988 to 1991, largely by hand at a dedicated craft centre in Lansing, Michigan. It used the Riviera's V6 and front-wheel drive, and early cars had a touchscreen on the dashboard decades before that was normal. A convertible was added for the last two years.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1990.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Buick Reatta is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 23rd of the 24 Buick 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.