BMW 1-serie F20 or Toyota Auris II: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 1.5% of inspected BMW 1-serie F20s had at least one A-problem, against 3.1% for the Toyota Auris II and 4.7% nationally. The BMW 1-serie F20 does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the BMW 1-serie F20 has an A-problem 54% less often than average, the Toyota Auris II 42% less often.

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

At this age the 1-serie F20 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

BMW 1-serie F20

2011 – 2020

Illustration BMW 1-serie F20

Toyota Auris II

2013 – 2020

Illustration Toyota Auris II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

1.5%

n = 5,028 · 95% CI 1.2 – 1.8%

3.1%

n = 12,856 · 95% CI 2.8 – 3.4%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

25.6%

n = 5,028 · 95% CI 24.4 – 26.8%

36.6%

n = 12,856 · 95% CI 35.7 – 37.4%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Exhaust and emissions
  1. 1Brakes
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 4.7% · n = 877,805 · 95% CI 4.6 – 4.7% BMW 1-serie F202011 – 2020 1.5% (n = 5,028 · 95% CI 1.2 – 1.8%) Toyota Auris II2013 – 2020 3.1% (n = 12,856 · 95% CI 2.8 – 3.4%)

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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