How many Renault R8s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1949-1966 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A boxy rear-engined small sedan launched in 1962, notable for having disc brakes on all four wheels when few cheap cars did. The famous version is the 8 Gordini, painted French blue with two white stripes, which won the Tour de Corse and gave a generation of French racing drivers their start.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1966: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 6 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the Renault R8 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 28th of the 42 Renault models and equal 2,076th 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.