How many Renault Dauphines are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 259,715 on the road Built 1956-1965 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The rear-engined small sedan that replaced the 4CV, launched in 1956 and built in more than two million examples. It was pretty, cheap and for a time a big seller abroad, including in the United States. The tuned Gordini version gave it some speed, and a Dauphine won the 1958 Monte Carlo Rally.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1962: 5 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1965 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 18 still registered, the Renault Dauphine 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.