How many Ford Taunus 2000s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1977 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Taunus was the name Ford of Germany used for its family cars for decades. By the mid-1970s the Taunus was the same car as the British Cortina under a different badge, built in left-hand drive for the Continent, and 2000 marks the 2-litre engine.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1977.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Ford Taunus 2000 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.