How many Renault Espaces are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 246,046 on the road Built 1989-2008 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The car that started the European people-carrier boom. Launched in 1984 and developed and built by Matra, the Espace had a one-box shape, a flat floor and seats that could be moved or taken out. Early generations wore plastic body panels over a galvanised steel frame. Renault took production in-house for the fourth generation in 2002.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1990: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 19 still registered, the Renault Espace 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.