How many Volvo 1800s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 667,839 on the road Built 1963-1972 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Volvo's sports coupe of the 1960s, sold as the 1800S once production settled in Sweden in 1963. Fuel injection arrived with the 1800E, and the last version, the 1800ES of 1972, was a sporting estate with an all-glass tailgate. One American owner drove his 1800S more than three million miles.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1969: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 7 still registered, the Volvo 1800 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 31st of the 41 Volvo models and equal 2,128th 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.