How many Subaru REX are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1983-1987 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Subaru's kei car from 1972 to 1992, the successor to the 360 and R-2. Early ones kept the engine in the tail. The second generation of 1981 switched to a front engine and front-wheel drive, with four-wheel drive and a turbo added later. It was sold abroad under several other names, and the Vivio replaced it.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1983 and 1 from 1987.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Subaru REX is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 29th of the 30 Subaru 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.