How many Datsun C20s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 333,919 on the road Built 1980-1983 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
C20 was the name of Datsun's small cab-over van: first the Sunny Cab of 1969, then, in export markets, the Vanette that replaced it in 1978. Both used small Sunny-family engines mounted under the front seats, with rear-wheel drive, and came as a panel van, a minibus or a light truck.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1982: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 6 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 14 still registered, the Datsun C20 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 15th of the 27 Datsun models and equal 1,827th 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.