How many Yugo 45A are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1987-1989 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small hatchback built by Zastava in Kragujevac, in what was then Yugoslavia, from 1980. It was based on Fiat mechanical parts, and the 45 refers to the horsepower of its 903 cc engine. Sold in America in the 1980s as the cheapest new car on the market, it became the butt of a great many jokes.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1989: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Yugo 45A is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2,199th of the 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.