How many Renault 19s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 259,715 on the road Built 1955-1996 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The small family Renault of the late 1980s and early 1990s, launched in 1988 to replace the 9 and 11 and replaced in turn by the Megane. It was praised for its build quality. The ones enthusiasts look for are the 16-valve hot hatch and the convertible, which was built for Renault by Karmann in Germany.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1990: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 18 still registered, the Renault 19 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 20th of the 42 Renault 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.