How many NSU Prinz are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1960 Australian
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
NSU was a motorcycle maker that returned to cars in the late 1950s with the Prinz, a tiny rear-engined saloon with an air-cooled twin. The first cars were upright little things; the Prinz 4 of 1961 gained crisp styling that borrowed from the Chevrolet Corvair. They were cheap, lively and well made.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1960.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the NSU Prinz is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2nd of the 4 NSU models and equal 2,668th 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.