How many McLaren 540C are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 2016-2019 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The entry point to McLaren's range when it was launched in 2015, a slightly detuned sister of the 570S. It has the same carbon-fibre tub and twin-turbo 3.8 litre V8 mounted behind the seats, here making 540 metric horsepower, the figure that gives the car its name.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2017: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the McLaren 540C is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 18 McLaren models and equal 2,199th 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.