How many Honda Lifes are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 1973-2007 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A name Honda has used on two eras of kei car. The first Life, sold from 1971 to 1974, was a small water-cooled car that replaced the air-cooled N360. Honda revived the name in 1997 for a tall five-door kei hatchback that ran through several generations until 2014.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1973: 1 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the Honda Life is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 61st of the 68 Honda 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.