How many Citroen SM are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 274,992 on the road Built 1970-1974 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A grand tourer built from 1970 to 1975, when Citroen owned Maserati and could borrow a V6 from it. The SM put that engine into a long, low coupe with hydropneumatic suspension, fast self-centring steering and, on European cars, six headlamps behind glass, the inner pair turning with the wheels. Robert Opron styled it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1973: 9 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1974 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 17 still registered, the Citroen SM is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 29th of the 37 Citroen models and equal 1,748th 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.