How many Opel Tigras are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1996 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small 2+2 coupe built on Opel Corsa running gear from 1994, with a big wraparound glass rear hatch and very little room in the back. It was sold in Britain as a Vauxhall. The name returned in 2004 on a two-seater with a folding metal roof.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 1996.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Opel Tigra is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 15th of the 19 Opel models and equal 2,524th 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.