How many MG WA are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1939-1940 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Largest and most luxurious MG made before the war, introduced in 1938 with a 2.6-litre six-cylinder engine. It was a development of the SA with a wider body and a finer interior, sold as a saloon, tourer and Tickford drophead. Only a few hundred were completed before the factory turned to war work.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1939 and 1 from 1940.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the MG WA is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 38th of the 43 MG 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.