How many Wolseley 16/20 are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1911-1916 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A mid-size four-cylinder Wolseley of the years just before the First World War, built in Birmingham when the Vickers-owned company was among Britain's biggest car makers. It was a solid, well-finished touring car of about 3 litres and one of the firm's best sellers of the period.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1911: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1913 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Wolseley 16/20 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 18th of the 23 Wolseley models and equal 2,380th 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?
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