How many Cadillac STS are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 2008-2009 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Replacing the Seville, the STS was sold from 2005 to 2011. A rear-wheel-drive executive saloon with a V6 or the Northstar V8 and optional four-wheel drive, it was aimed at the BMW 5 Series. The supercharged STS-V sat at the top of the range.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 2008 and 1 from 2009.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Cadillac STS is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 16th of the 23 Cadillac models and equal 2,380th 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.