How many DKW Juniors are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1964-1965 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small two-stroke saloon launched in 1959, with a three-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive and neat little tail fins. It was built at Auto Union's new car factory in Ingolstadt, the plant that is now Audi's home. Later versions were sold as the F11 and F12 until the mid 1960s.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1964 and 1 from 1965.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the DKW Junior is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 2 DKW 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.