Fiat Panda II or Renault Twingo II: which has fewer APK problems?

At 13–15 years (mostly built 2010–2013) 11.3% of inspected Fiat Panda IIs had at least one A-problem, against 19.3% for the Renault Twingo II and 10.6% nationally. The Fiat Panda II does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Fiat Panda II has an A-problem 12% more often than average, the Renault Twingo II 64% more often.

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

At this age the Panda has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Fiat Panda II

2005 – 2013

Illustration Fiat Panda II

Renault Twingo II

2007 – 2014

Illustration Renault Twingo II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

11.3%

n = 19,593 · 95% CI 10.8 – 11.7%

19.3%

n = 36,416 · 95% CI 18.9 – 19.7%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

52.9%

n = 19,593 · 95% CI 52.2 – 53.6%

54.9%

n = 36,416 · 95% CI 54.4 – 55.5%

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

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

0246810121416182022 A-problems (%) National: 10.6% · n = 1,277,358 · 95% CI 10.6 – 10.7% Fiat Panda II2005 – 2013 11.3% (n = 19,593 · 95% CI 10.8 – 11.7%) Renault Twingo II2007 – 2014 19.3% (n = 36,416 · 95% CI 18.9 – 19.7%)

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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