Updated monthly from RDW Open Data
APK figures to Sep 2026: what the inspector found
This month’s statistics: 6,857,004 inspected passenger cars (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), 328 model generations ranked and 1462 known problems per model. This is the first edition; from next month this page also shows what changed.
Window: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · Updated: 16 Oct 2026
Most reliable
- MINI Mini Cooper SE F56 82% less often
- BMW X3 G01 79% less often
- BMW X2 F39 79% less often
- Porsche Macan I 79% less often
- Lexus CT 200h 78% less often
Most A-problems
- Hyundai i10 III 4.9× as often
- Renault Zoe 4.5× as often
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4.4× as often
- Mercedes-Benz V-Klasse / Vito W447 3.9× as often
- Hyundai Kona I Electric 3.4× as often
Most striking known problems
- Renault Zoe: control arms / ball joints — 14.5% at 7–8 yrs, national 0.5%
- Nissan Micra IV: brakes — 13.9% at 7–8 yrs, national 1.2%
- Mazda CX-5 I: control arms / ball joints — 13.8% at 13–15 yrs, national 2.0%
- Kia Venga: steering — 13.1% at 16+ yrs, national 1.6%
- Opel Meriva B: springs and shock absorbers — 13.8% at 16+ yrs, national 2.7%
- Nissan Micra V: springs and shock absorbers — 11.8% at 9–10 yrs, national 0.8%
- Dacia Jogger: seat belts, seats and airbags — 11.2% at 3–4 yrs, national 0.5%
- Nissan Qashqai I: steering — 11.9% at 16+ yrs, national 1.6%
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Source: RDW Open Data (CC0), analysis CarXray.nl. 6,857,004 inspected passenger cars aged 3 years and older, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. Each car counts once. How we know