Most reliable saloons and estates according to the APK

45 saloons and estates in a row, from fewest to most A-problems compared with cars of the same age. On top: the BMW 5-serie G31 (68% less often than average).

Window: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · Updated: 16 Oct 2026

#	Model	A-problems vs. the same age	Inspected
1	BMW 5-serie G312017–2024	68% less often	5,696
2	Audi A5 (8T)2007–2016	66% less often	8,139
3	BMW 4-serie F32/F362013–2021	63% less often	7,677
4	Volkswagen Arteon2017–2025	63% less often	2,037
5	Opel Insignia B2017–2023	63% less often	2,906
6	BMW 3-serie F312012–2019	62% less often	12,006
7	Audi A6 (C7)2011–2019	59% less often	11,895
8	BMW 3-serie F302012–2020	57% less often	12,949
9	BMW 5-serie G302017–2025	57% less often	6,772
10	Volvo V60 II / S60 III2018–2026	53% less often	10,690
11	Toyota Avensis III2008–2019	52% less often	7,969
12	Mercedes-Benz CLA C1172013–2019	48% less often	10,376
13	Audi A4 (B8)2007–2015	47% less often	18,578
14	BMW 3-serie E90/E912005–2012	46% less often	9,128
15	Audi A6 (C8)2018–2026	45% less often	4,891
16	BMW 5-serie F102010–2019	40% less often	7,185
17	Audi A5 (F5)2017–2025	35% less often	4,684
18	BMW 3-serie G202019–2026	34% less often	6,120
19	Volvo V60 I / S60 II2010–2019	34% less often	18,554
20	BMW 3-serie G212019–2026	29% less often	4,143
21	Audi A4 (B9)2016–2025	29% less often	12,422
22	Mercedes-Benz CLA C1182019–2026	28% less often	5,448
23	Škoda Octavia IV2019–2026	27% less often	6,252
24	Ford Mondeo IV2007–2014	26% less often	8,586
25	Volvo V60 I Plug-in Hybrid2012–2018	26% less often	5,252
26	Opel Insignia A2008–2017	25% less often	9,553
27	Volvo V70 III / XC70 II2007–2017	24% less often	27,666
28	Hyundai Ioniq 52021–2026	23% less often	3,053
29	Ford Mondeo V2015–2022	16% less often	3,122
30	BMW 5-serie F112010–2018	15% less often	5,989
31	Volkswagen Passat B82015–2024	13% less often	23,409
32	Peugeot 508 I2011–2021	12% less often	3,717
33	Škoda Octavia III2013–2022	11% less often	24,034
34	Hyundai Ioniq2016–2023	7% less often	4,361
35	Volvo V502005–2020	6% less often	20,196
36	Mazda Mazda6 (GH)2008–2012	about as often	4,314
37	Volkswagen Passat B62005–2010	16% more often	7,584
38	Škoda Superb II2008–2025	20% more often	8,652
39	Škoda Octavia II2005–2013	25% more often	8,693
40	Volvo V90 / S90 II2016–2026	28% more often	6,914
41	Volkswagen Jetta V2005–2014	44% more often	4,357
42	Volvo V40 II2012–2020	47% more often	28,868
43	Volkswagen Passat B72011–2014	55% more often	8,850
44	Tesla Model S2013–2022	2.3× as often	6,089
45	Tesla Model 32019–2026	2.3× as often	15,030

The grouping into types is based on the model name and is an approximation.

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