How many Saab 99s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 519,430 on the road Built 1971-1981 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Saab of the modern kind, launched in 1968 with a new, larger body and a four-cylinder engine first sourced from Triumph. In 1978 the 99 Turbo showed that turbocharging could work in an everyday family car, and set Saab's course for the next thirty years. The 900 grew out of it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 9 still registered, the Saab 99 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 8 Saab models and equal 2,014th 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.