How many MG VA are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 424,988 on the road Built 1937-1939 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Smallest of MG's three pre-war saloon lines, launched in 1937 with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine. It came as a four-door saloon, an open tourer and a Tickford drophead coupe, and was meant as a refined touring car rather than a racer. Production stopped with the war and it was not revived.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1937: 5 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1938 | 4 |
| 1939 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 11 still registered, the MG VA is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 31st of the 43 MG models and equal 1,930th 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.