How many Ford Model Ts are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 7,714 on the road Built 1909-2001 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The car that put the world on wheels. Built from 1908 to 1927, it was the first car made on a moving assembly line, which brought its price within reach of the people building it. More than 15 million were made.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1923: 171 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 13 |
| 1913 | 27 |
| 1914 | 21 |
| 1915 | 36 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1919 | 10 |
| 1920 | 6 |
| 1921 | 8 |
| 1922 | 12 |
| 1923 | 171 |
| 1924 | 36 |
| 1925 | 25 |
| 1926 | 113 |
| 1927 | 49 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 606 still registered, the Ford Model T is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 34th of the 126 Ford models and 556th 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.