How many Ford Scorpios are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 1987-1993 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Ford of Europe's flagship from 1985, sold in Britain at first as the Granada. It was European Car of the Year for 1986 and the first volume car to have anti-lock brakes as standard across the range. The 1994 restyle, with its bulging headlamps and drooping tail, is remembered as one of the oddest faces ever put on a big saloon.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1987: 1 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the Ford Scorpio is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 111th of the 126 Ford models and equal 2,454th 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.