Fiat 500 (312) or Citroën C1 I: which has fewer APK problems?

At 11–12 years (mostly built 2013–2015) 8.3% of inspected Fiat 500 (312)s had at least one A-problem, against 5.5% for the Citroën C1 I and 7.2% nationally. The Citroën C1 I does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Fiat 500 (312) has an A-problem 10% more often than average, the Citroën C1 I 13% less often.

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

At this age the C1 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Fiat 500 (312)

2007 – 2026

Illustration Fiat 500 (312)

Citroën C1 I

2005 – 2013

Illustration Citroën C1 I
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

8.3%

n = 16,379 · 95% CI 7.9 – 8.7%

5.5%

n = 6,114 · 95% CI 5.0 – 6.1%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

43.3%

n = 16,379 · 95% CI 42.6 – 44.1%

47.8%

n = 6,114 · 95% CI 46.5 – 49.0%

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

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 7.2% · n = 782,549 · 95% CI 7.1 – 7.2% Fiat 500 (312)2007 – 2026 8.3% (n = 16,379 · 95% CI 7.9 – 8.7%) Citroën C1 I2005 – 2013 5.5% (n = 6,114 · 95% CI 5.0 – 6.1%)

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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