How many Renault VEL Satis are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 2003-2004 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A tall, deliberately unconventional executive hatchback that replaced the Safrane in the early 2000s. Renault bet that luxury buyers wanted something other than a German-style sedan, and gave it a high roof, upright seating and a plush cabin. Few buyers agreed, and it was not directly replaced.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 2003 and 1 from 2004.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Renault VEL Satis is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 37th of the 42 Renault models and equal 2,524th 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?
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