How many Renault Avantimes are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 2002-2003 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Part coupe, part people carrier, and unlike anything else. Renault's Avantime of 2001 was a tall three-door with no centre pillars, huge double-hinged doors and a glass roof, built by Matra on Espace underpinnings. It lasted barely two years and its failure ended Matra's time as a car builder.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 2002 and 2 from 2003.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Renault Avantime is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 35th of the 42 Renault models and equal 2,380th 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.