How many Fiat 505s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1924 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The larger companion to the Fiat 501, launched at the same time just after the First World War. It used a 2.3-litre four-cylinder engine in a longer chassis and was bought as a roomy tourer or a formal saloon, with the six-cylinder 510 above it in the range.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1924.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Fiat 505 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 54th of the 63 Fiat 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?
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