How many Toyota Origins are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 2000-2001 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A limited-run sedan built in 2000 and 2001 to mark the 100 millionth vehicle Toyota had made in Japan. It was styled after the first Crown of 1955, down to the rear-hinged back doors, and built largely by hand on the running gear of the Progres. Only about 1,000 were made.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 2000 and 1 from 2001.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Toyota Origin is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 139th of the 150 Toyota models and equal 2,524th 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.