How many Skoda 120L are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 259,715 on the road Built 1974-1990 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Part of the Skoda 105 and 120 family, the last of the firm's rear-engined sedans, built from 1976 to 1990 and sold in Britain as the Estelle. The 120 had a 1.2 litre engine. It was the butt of many jokes in the West, but it was cheap and rugged and won its class on the RAC Rally year after year.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1979: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 18 still registered, the Skoda 120L is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 14th of the 16 Skoda models and equal 1,723rd 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.