How many Renault Safranes are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 1993-1997 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Renault's big executive hatchback of the 1990s, the successor to the 25, built from 1992 to 2000. It was quiet, soft-riding and well equipped, with four-cylinder and V6 engines. The fastest version was the twin-turbo, four-wheel-drive Biturbo, built in small numbers.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1993 and 2 from 1997.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the Renault Safrane is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 36th of the 42 Renault models and equal 2,454th 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.