How many Mercedes-Benz Unimogs are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 64,929 on the road Built 1962-2025 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Less a truck than a tool carrier on wheels. The Unimog was designed in Germany just after the Second World War as a farm vehicle that could also drive on the road, and Mercedes took it over in 1951. Portal axles give it huge ground clearance, and its name is short for the German for universal motor machine. Armies, fire services and expedition builders prize it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1986: 9 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| U 1700 L | 21 | Rare | |
| U 1300 L | 11 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 72 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz Unimog is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 49th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 1,166th 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.