How many Renault 4CV are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 246,046 on the road Built 1948-1960 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small rear-engined four-door developed in secret during the German occupation of France and shown in 1946. Cheap, light and thrifty, it put post-war France on wheels and was the first French car to sell more than a million. It was built until 1961 and handed its layout on to the Dauphine.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1960: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 1 |
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1952 | 3 |
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1955 | 3 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1960 | 4 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 19 still registered, the Renault 4CV is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 18th of the 42 Renault models and equal 1,700th 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.