How many GMC S15s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1983-1991 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
GMC's compact pickup of the 1980s, the twin of the Chevrolet S-10 and General Motors' home-built answer to small Japanese utes. It was renamed Sonoma in 1991, and it provided the basis for the turbocharged GMC Syclone.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1983 and 1 from 1991.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the GMC S15 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 11th of the 15 GMC models and equal 2,524th 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.