How many Fiat 128s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 64,929 on the road Built 1972-1979 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
This is the car that fixed the layout almost every small car still uses: a transverse engine with the gearbox on its end, driving the front wheels through unequal-length shafts. Dante Giacosa's team launched it in 1969 and it was European Car of the Year for 1970. It was the first front-wheel-drive car to wear a Fiat badge, sold as a saloon, estate and coupe.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 24 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1974 | 24 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1979 | 6 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 72 still registered, the Fiat 128 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 20th of the 63 Fiat models and equal 1,166th 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.