How many Vauxhall VXR8s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 2009-2018 Australian
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An Australian muscle sedan in British clothes. From 2007 Vauxhall sold the Holden Special Vehicles version of the Commodore as the VXR8, a big rear-wheel-drive four-door with a 6.0 or 6.2-litre V8. The later GTS added a supercharger. Sales ended when Holden stopped building cars in 2017.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 2009 and 1 from 2018.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the Vauxhall VXR8 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 28th of the 38 Vauxhall models and equal 2,454th 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.