How many Volkswagen Variants are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 70,831 on the road Built 1963-2015 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Variant is Volkswagen's word for a station wagon. It first appeared in 1962 on the wagon version of the air-cooled Type 3, sold in America as the Squareback, and has been used on Passat and Golf wagons ever since.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1971: 16 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 3 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1970 | 14 |
| 1971 | 16 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 66 still registered, the Volkswagen Variant is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 33rd of the 48 Volkswagen models and equal 1,210th 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.