How many Buick Regals are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 233,744 on the road Built 1973-1994 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Launched in 1973 as Buick's mid-size personal luxury coupe. The versions people talk about are the turbocharged V6 cars of the 1980s: the all-black Grand National and the 1987 GNX, which could out-accelerate most V8 muscle cars and a good many supercars of their day.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1984: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 20 still registered, the Buick Regal is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 11th of the 24 Buick models and equal 1,684th 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.