How many Rover 9s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1924-1925 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A light car of the mid-1920s, developed from the little air-cooled Rover Eight. The big change was a water-cooled four-cylinder engine of just over a litre in place of the Eight's flat twin, which made it a quieter and more grown-up small car. It was Rover's answer to rivals such as the Austin Seven.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1924 and 3 from 1925.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Rover 9 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 28th of the 30 Rover models and equal 2,380th 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.