How many Mercury Capris are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 467,487 on the road Built 1978-1986 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
From 1979 the Mercury Capri was sister to the Fox-body Ford Mustang, a three-door hatchback with its own nose and flared wheel arches and the same engines up to the 5.0-litre V8. Later cars had a distinctive bubble-shaped rear window. Before that, the name had been used in America on the European Ford Capri, sold through Lincoln-Mercury dealers.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1978: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 10 still registered, the Mercury Capri is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 20 Mercury models and equal 1,977th 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.