How many Peugeot 403s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 203,255 on the road Built 1955-1964 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Peugeot styled by Pininfarina, launched in 1955, and the first to sell more than a million. It was a strong, comfortable 1.5 litre saloon with a diesel option from the late 1950s. Television made the cabriolet famous as the battered car driven by Lieutenant Columbo.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1961: 7 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 1 |
| 1957 | 3 |
| 1960 | 4 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1962 | 7 |
| 1964 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 23 still registered, the Peugeot 403 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 29th of the 42 Peugeot models and equal 1,626th 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.