How many Chevrolet Chevettes are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1976 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small rear-wheel-drive hatchback sold in America from 1976 to 1987, and Chevrolet's version of the General Motors T-car, the world car that was also the Opel Kadett, Vauxhall Chevette, Isuzu Gemini and Holden Gemini. It was basic but cheap to run, and sold strongly after the fuel crises.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1976.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Chevrolet Chevette is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 86th of the 89 Chevrolet 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.