How many Trekkas are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 173,143 on the road Built 1966-1973 Built in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
New Zealand's own production vehicle. The Trekka was a boxy little utility built in Otahuhu, Auckland, from 1966 to 1973, with a locally made steel body on the engine and running gear of the Skoda Octavia. It looked like a small Land Rover but drove only its rear wheels. About 2,500 were made.
New Zealand's only mass-produced car. Skoda Octavia running gear, NZ body. Roughly 3,000 built. Spotting one on the road is a career highlight.
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 27 still registered, the Trekka is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 1,559th of the 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.