How many Volvo 121s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1963-1967 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The base model of the car Swedes call the Amazon, built from 1956 to 1970. Volvo could not use the Amazon name abroad, so the single-carburettor version was sold as the 121. Strong and handsome, it carried three-point seat belts as standard from 1959, a world first.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1965: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1965 | 2 |
| 1967 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Volvo 121 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 37th of the 41 Volvo models and equal 2,281st 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.