Hyundai i10 II or Kia Picanto II: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 5.3% of inspected Hyundai i10 IIs had at least one A-problem, against 6.6% for the Kia Picanto II and 4.7% nationally. The Hyundai i10 II does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Hyundai i10 II has an A-problem 29% more often than average, the Kia Picanto II about as often.

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

At this age the i10 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Hyundai i10 II

2013 – 2021

Illustration Hyundai i10 II

Kia Picanto II

2011 – 2018

Illustration Kia Picanto II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

5.3%

n = 10,462 · 95% CI 4.9 – 5.8%

n = 16,059 · 95% CI 6.2 – 7.0%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

n = 10,462 · 95% CI 39.9 – 41.8%

n = 16,059 · 95% CI 34.8 – 36.2%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
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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% Hyundai i10 II2013 – 2021 5.3% (n = 10,462 · 95% CI 4.9 – 5.8%) Kia Picanto II2011 – 2018 6.6% (n = 16,059 · 95% CI 6.2 – 7.0%)

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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