How many Volkswagen 1600s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 40,301 on the road Built 1962-2004 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A badge shared by several air-cooled Volkswagens. It went on the Type 3 family from 1965, including the TL fastback and the Variant wagon, and a fuel-injected version of 1968 was the first mass-produced car with electronic fuel injection. Later Beetles used a 1600 engine too.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1971: 37 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1963 | 4 |
| 1965 | 2 |
| 1966 | 3 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 8 |
| 1971 | 37 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 116 still registered, the Volkswagen 1600 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 30th of the 48 Volkswagen models and equal 1,009th 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.