How many Hyundai Pony are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 389,573 on the road Built 1982-1988 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
South Korea's first car of its own. Launched in 1975, the Pony was styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro, engineered under George Turnbull, a former British Leyland manager, and powered by Mitsubishi engines driving the rear wheels. A restyled second version followed in 1982. Hyundai still looks back to it in the styling of its electric cars.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1982: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12 still registered, the Hyundai Pony is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 33rd of the 40 Hyundai models and equal 1,896th 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.