Citroën C3 III or Renault Zoe: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 2.7% of inspected Citroën C3 IIIs had at least one A-problem, against 18.9% for the Renault Zoe and 4.7% nationally. The Citroën C3 III does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Citroën C3 III has an A-problem 22% less often than average, the Renault Zoe 4.5× as often.

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

At this age the C3 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Citroën C3 III

2017 – 2024

Illustration Citroën C3 III

Renault Zoe

2013 – 2025

Illustration Renault Zoe
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

2.7%

n = 1,539 · 95% CI 2.0 – 3.6%

18.9%

n = 961 · 95% CI 16.6 – 21.5%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

40.1%

n = 1,539 · 95% CI 37.7 – 42.6%

49.4%

n = 961 · 95% CI 46.3 – 52.6%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Steering
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
  1. 1Control arms / ball joints
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Springs and shock absorbers
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

024681012141618202224 A-problems (%) National: 4.7% · n = 877,805 · 95% CI 4.6 – 4.7% Citroën C3 III2017 – 2024 2.7% (n = 1,539 · 95% CI 2.0 – 3.6%) Renault Zoe2013 – 2025 18.9% (n = 961 · 95% CI 16.6 – 21.5%)

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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