How many Honda Zests are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 2006 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A tall kei hatchback sold in Japan from 2006 to 2012, built on the running gear of the Honda Life of the time. It was pitched as something a little smarter than the Life, with a turbocharged engine among the options, and a sportier-looking version called the Zest Spark joined it in 2008.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 2006.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Honda Zest is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 64th of the 68 Honda 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.