Citroën C4 Cactus or BMW X5 G05: which has fewer APK problems?

At 7–8 years (mostly built 2017–2019) 3.3% of inspected Citroën C4 Cactuss had at least one A-problem, against 4.0% for the BMW X5 G05 and 3.1% nationally. The difference is small: the confidence intervals overlap, so at this age they are close. Over all ages together the Citroën C4 Cactus has an A-problem about as often than average, the BMW X5 G05 9% less often.

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

At this age the C4 Cactus has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Citroën C4 Cactus

2014 – 2021

Illustration Citroën C4 Cactus

BMW X5 G05

2018 – 2026

Illustration BMW X5 G05
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

3.3%

n = 3,490 · 95% CI 2.8 – 4.0%

4.0%

n = 723 · 95% CI 2.8 – 5.7%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

40.6%

n = 3,490 · 95% CI 39.0 – 42.3%

22.1%

n = 723 · 95% CI 19.3 – 25.3%

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

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 3.1% · n = 884,744 · 95% CI 3.1 – 3.1% Citroën C4 Cactus2014 – 2021 3.3% (n = 3,490 · 95% CI 2.8 – 4.0%) BMW X5 G052018 – 2026 4.0% (n = 723 · 95% CI 2.8 – 5.7%)

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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