How many Peugeot 203s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 259,715 on the road Built 1949-1959 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Peugeot's first new car after the war and, for several years, the only model it made. Launched in 1948, it had a one-piece body and a 1.3 litre engine with an advanced alloy cylinder head. It earned a name for toughness, sealed when a 203 won the first Redex Round Australia Trial in 1953.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1955: 9 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 4 |
| 1955 | 9 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 18 still registered, the Peugeot 203 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 30th of the 42 Peugeot models and equal 1,723rd 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.