How many Mercury Commuters are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1957-1965 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The plainer of Mercury's full-size station wagons, sold from 1957 through most of the 1960s without the fake wood trim of the Colony Park. The first few years are the ones to know: they were pillarless hardtop wagons, with no post between the front and rear side windows, a style Detroit tried only briefly.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1957: 1 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Mercury Commuter is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 14th of the 20 Mercury models and equal 2,380th 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.