How many Lada Samaras are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 123,023 on the road Built 1988-1994 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Lada's first front-wheel-drive car, a square-cut hatchback launched in the Soviet Union in 1984 and exported widely as a cheap rival to Western superminis. It owed nothing to the old Fiat-based Ladas, and Porsche was brought in to help with its development.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1989: 20 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 20 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 38 still registered, the Lada Samara is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 4 Lada models and equal 1,429th 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.