How many Volkswagen Country BUG are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1968-1971 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Country Buggy was designed and built by Volkswagen Australia in the late 1960s: a simple, open, doorless utility vehicle on Beetle running gear, meant for farms and rough tracks. It was rear-wheel drive only and sold in small numbers, with fewer than 2,000 made.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1968 and 1 from 1971.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Volkswagen Country BUG is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 47th of the 48 Volkswagen models and equal 2,524th 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.