How many Citroen CX are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 62,332 on the road Built 1975-1990 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Successor to the DS, built from 1974 to 1991 and named after the symbol for drag coefficient. It kept the hydropneumatic suspension and added self-centring power steering, a single-spoke wheel and a concave rear window. European Car of the Year for 1975, it was the last Citroen designed before Peugeot took the company over.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1987: 18 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 4 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 8 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 18 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestige | 8 | Rare | |
| Pallas | 5 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 75 still registered, the Citroen CX is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 20th of the 37 Citroen models and equal 1,150th 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.