How many Nissan Paos are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 424,988 on the road Built 1989-1991 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The second of Nissan's retro Pike cars, sold from 1989: a Micra underneath, with exposed door hinges, ribbed panels and a split tailgate borrowed from the small cars of the 1960s. Nissan took orders for three months and built every one.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 11 still registered, the Nissan Pao is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 86th of the 102 Nissan 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.