How many Fiat 500s are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 3,057 on the road Built 1938-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
One name, three very different cars. The original 500 of 1936 was the tiny front-engined Topolino, and the rear-engined Nuova 500 of 1957 became the car that put post-war Italy on wheels. Most seen now are the retro-styled hatchback launched in 2007, built in Poland and voted European Car of the Year for 2008, which was joined by an all-electric 500 in 2020.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2014: 202 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1938 | 3 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1954 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1961 | 4 |
| 1962 | 13 |
| 1963 | 20 |
| 1964 | 28 |
| 1965 | 12 |
| 1966 | 18 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 9 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 15 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 2008 | 114 |
| 2009 | 83 |
| 2010 | 94 |
| 2011 | 69 |
| 2012 | 65 |
| 2013 | 180 |
| 2014 | 202 |
| 2015 | 149 |
| 2016 | 146 |
| 2017 | 66 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2023 | 51 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 9 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 Sport | 362 | Scarce | |
| Lounge | 319 | Scarce | |
| Pop | 275 | Scarce | |
| Dolcevita | 100 | Rare | |
| Abarth | 11 | Rare | |
| L | 8 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,529 still registered, the Fiat 500 is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 63 Fiat models and 355th 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.
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