How many Porsche 356s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 39,285 on the road Built 1953-1996 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Porsche. It began in 1948 in a former sawmill at Gmünd in Austria, using Volkswagen parts under a slippery body, and moved to Stuttgart in 1950. Over seventeen years it grew faster and better built without losing its rear-mounted air-cooled flat four. The stripped-down Speedster is the best known, and the most widely replicated.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1963: 18 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 |
| 1957 | 12 |
| 1958 | 14 |
| 1959 | 6 |
| 1960 | 11 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1962 | 14 |
| 1963 | 18 |
| 1964 | 18 |
| 1965 | 13 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speedster | 10 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 119 still registered, the Porsche 356 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 11th of the 15 Porsche models and equal 1,002nd 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.