How many Riley 12/18 are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1909 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1909.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Riley 12/18 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 11th of the 12 Riley models and equal 2,668th 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.