How many Hyundai Stellars are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1985-1989 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A rear-wheel-drive family sedan built from 1983, with crisp styling by Giorgetto Giugiaro. Under it sat running gear based on the Ford Cortina, which Hyundai had assembled under licence, with Mitsubishi engines. It was sold as a cheaper alternative to the cars it resembled, and the first Sonata grew out of it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1988: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the Hyundai Stellar is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 34th of the 40 Hyundai models and equal 2,076th 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.