How many Reliant Rialtos are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1984 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Reliant's replacement for the Robin, launched in 1982 with a squarer, more modern fibreglass body on a galvanised chassis. Underneath it was much the same: one wheel at the front, an 850cc aluminium engine and very low running costs. It was sold as a saloon, estate and van, and the Robin name returned in 1989.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1984.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Reliant Rialto is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 5th of the 6 Reliant models and equal 2,668th 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.