How many Vauxhall Vivas are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 12,567 on the road Built 1963-1977 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Vauxhall's small family car from 1963 to 1979 and its first new small car since the war. The boxy original gave way in 1966 to a curvier model with a kicked-up waistline, and a third version arrived in 1970. It was the firm's rival to the Ford Anglia and Escort, and well over a million were built.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1975: 69 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1964 | 18 |
| 1965 | 22 |
| 1966 | 14 |
| 1967 | 11 |
| 1968 | 31 |
| 1969 | 28 |
| 1970 | 28 |
| 1971 | 28 |
| 1972 | 20 |
| 1973 | 25 |
| 1974 | 24 |
| 1975 | 69 |
| 1976 | 47 |
| 1977 | 5 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · HA | 1963–1966 | 46 | Rare |
| Second generation · HB | 1966–1970 | 69 | Rare |
| Third generation · HC | 1970–1979 | 213 | Scarce |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 372 still registered, the Vauxhall Viva is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 38 Vauxhall models and equal 676th 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.
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