How many Daihatsu Nakeds are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 2000-2001 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A kei car sold from about 2000 to 2004 that made a feature of looking unfinished. The Naked had exposed bolt heads and hinges, flat bolt-on outer panels and a plain, practical cabin, all on ordinary kei-car running gear. It was styling as honesty, and a small cult followed.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 2000 and 2 from 2001.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the Daihatsu Naked is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 29th of the 33 Daihatsu models and equal 2,454th 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.