How many Volkswagen Cabriolets are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1969-2008 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Volkswagen's open cars were built for decades by Karmann of Osnabrück. The Beetle Cabriolet ran from 1949 to 1980, with a thickly padded hood that stacked high behind the rear seat. The Golf Cabriolet took over from 1979, with a fixed roll hoop that became its trademark.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1981: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the Volkswagen Cabriolet is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 42nd of the 48 Volkswagen models and equal 2,076th 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.