How many Renault 12TL are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 166,960 on the road Built 1928-1979 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Renault's family sedan of the 1970s, launched in 1969 with front-wheel drive and a distinctive sloping tail. The TL was the better-equipped version. Simple and tough, the 12 was built under licence around the world, and lived on in Romania as the Dacia 1300 into the 2000s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1976: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1938 | 1 |
| 1941 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 28 still registered, the Renault 12TL is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 16th of the 42 Renault models and equal 1,544th 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.
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