How many Volvo 164s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 519,430 on the road Built 1969-1974 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Volvo's luxury car of the late 1960s and early 1970s, built from 1968 to 1975. It was a 144 with a longer nose to house a 3.0-litre straight-six, an upright chrome grille and a leather-trimmed cabin. It took Volvo back into the six-cylinder market for the first time in years.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1972: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 9 still registered, the Volvo 164 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 29th of the 41 Volvo models and equal 2,014th 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.