How many Mercury Monarch are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1976-1977 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mercury's version of the American Ford Granada, sold from 1975 to 1980. It was a compact by Detroit standards, with upright, formal styling that Ford's advertising openly compared to a Mercedes, and six-cylinder or V8 engines. It arrived just as American buyers were turning away from the giants.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1976 and 1 from 1977.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Mercury Monarch is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 17th of the 20 Mercury models and equal 2,524th 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.