How many Dodge Lancers are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1962 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Dodge's first compact, sold for 1961 and 1962 only. It was the Plymouth Valiant with a different grille and trim, sharing its slant-six engine and torsion-bar front suspension. The Dart name took over the compact slot for 1963. Dodge reused Lancer in the 1980s on a front-wheel-drive hatchback.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1962.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Dodge Lancer is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 59th of the 61 Dodge models and equal 2,668th 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.