How many Honda Rafagas are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 79,235 on the road Built 1993-1996 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A compact Japanese-market sedan sold from 1993 to 1997, sister to the second-generation Ascot. Its odd feature is under the bonnet: a five-cylinder engine of 2.0 or 2.5 litres, mounted lengthways but driving the front wheels. The name is Spanish for a gust of wind.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1994: 32 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1994 | 32 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 4 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 59 still registered, the Honda Rafaga is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 41st of the 68 Honda models and equal 1,251st 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.