How many Chevrolet Sprints are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1989 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A tiny three-cylinder hatchback sold by Chevrolet in North America from the mid-1980s. It was built by Suzuki in Japan and was really a Suzuki Cultus, the car known elsewhere as the Swift. Its fuel economy was the selling point, and a Turbo version added some fun.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1989.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Chevrolet Sprint 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.