How many Volvo P1800s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 333,919 on the road Built 1963-1973 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The car Roger Moore drove as Simon Templar in The Saint. Volvo launched this elegant coupe in 1961, with the first few thousand assembled by Jensen in England before production moved to Sweden. It used the tough four-cylinder engine from Volvo's saloons, and later versions were badged 1800S and 1800E.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1967: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1964 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 14 still registered, the Volvo P1800 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 27th of the 41 Volvo models and equal 1,827th 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.