How many Daihatsu Cuores are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 2000-2002 Australian
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Cuore, Italian for heart, was the name Daihatsu used in many export markets for the Mira, its kei-class city car. Export versions usually carried a slightly bigger engine than the 660cc that Japanese rules allowed, around 850cc to one litre, in the same tiny body.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 2000 and 1 from 2002.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Daihatsu Cuore is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 30th of the 33 Daihatsu models and equal 2,524th 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.