How many Ford Corcels are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1981 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A Brazilian Ford with French roots. It came from a project Willys of Brazil had begun with Renault, based on what became the Renault 12, and Ford inherited it on taking over Willys there in the late 1960s. The Corcel, Portuguese for steed, was a front-wheel-drive family car built until the mid-1980s.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1981.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Ford Corcel is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 119th of the 126 Ford 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?
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.