How many Toyota Cielos are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 212,494 on the road Built 1987-1991 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Sprinter Cielo was the five-door liftback version of the Sprinter, the Corolla's sister car, sold in Japan from 1987 to 1991. Much the same body was sold in Europe as the Corolla Liftback. Cielo is Spanish and Italian for sky.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1989: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 22 still registered, the Toyota Cielo is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 128th of the 150 Toyota models and equal 1,643rd 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.