How many MG Metros are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 86,572 on the road Built 1985-1990 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
This is the car that brought the MG badge back after the Abingdon factory closed in 1980. Launched in 1982, it was a hotter Austin Metro with a tuned 1.3-litre engine, red seat belts and a rear spoiler, joined by a Turbo developed with help from Lotus. The wild mid-engined, four-wheel-drive 6R4 rally car shared the name and almost nothing else.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1987: 18 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 18 |
| 1988 | 16 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1990 | 4 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 54 still registered, the MG Metro is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 16th of the 43 MG models and equal 1,284th 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.