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

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 6.3% of inspected Fiat 500 (312)s had at least one A-problem, against 3.1% for the Citroën C1 II and 4.7% nationally. The Citroën C1 II 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 II 36% 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 II

2014 – 2022

Illustration Citroën C1 II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

6.3%

n = 15,775 · 95% CI 6.0 – 6.7%

3.1%

n = 9,086 · 95% CI 2.8 – 3.5%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

38.8%

n = 15,775 · 95% CI 38.1 – 39.6%

37.9%

n = 9,086 · 95% CI 36.9 – 38.9%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Control arms / ball joints
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Springs and shock absorbers
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Brake lines
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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% Fiat 500 (312)2007 – 2026 6.3% (n = 15,775 · 95% CI 6.0 – 6.7%) Citroën C1 II2014 – 2022 3.1% (n = 9,086 · 95% CI 2.8 – 3.5%)

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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