How many Fiat 127s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 179,803 on the road Built 1972-1981 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
One of the cars that set the pattern for the modern supermini. Fiat launched it in 1971 with front-wheel drive and a transverse engine, added a hatchback a year later, and it was voted European Car of the Year for 1972. It replaced the rear-engined 850 and was for a time the best-selling car in Europe.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1975: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 26 still registered, the Fiat 127 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 30th of the 63 Fiat models and equal 1,575th 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.