How many Fiat Tipos are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 116,872 on the road Built 1989-1994 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A roomy, square-cut family hatchback launched in 1988 and voted European Car of the Year for 1989. Its galvanised body was Fiat's answer to its rust reputation, and its platform went on to sit under a long list of Fiats, Lancias and Alfa Romeos through the 1990s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1994: 13 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 13 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 40 still registered, the Fiat Tipo is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 28th of the 63 Fiat models and equal 1,410th 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.