How many Opel Senators are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1982-1991 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Opel's flagship saloon from 1978, a stretched and better-trimmed development of the Rekord with a straight six, and from 1987 a new model based on the Omega. Holden's first Commodore borrowed from it: the Rekord's body with the Senator's longer nose, to make room for six and eight-cylinder engines.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1989: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Opel Senator is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 19 Opel models and equal 2,281st 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.