Hyundai i20 I or Citroën C3 II: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 3.8% of inspected Hyundai i20 Is had at least one A-problem, against 5.6% for the Citroën C3 II and 4.7% nationally. The difference is small: the confidence intervals overlap, so at this age they are close. Over all ages together the Hyundai i20 I has an A-problem 21% less often than average, the Citroën C3 II 29% more often.

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

At this age the i20 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Hyundai i20 I

2008 – 2017

Illustration Hyundai i20 I

Citroën C3 II

2009 – 2016

Illustration Citroën C3 II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

3.8%

n = 601 · 95% CI 2.6 – 5.7%

5.6%

n = 6,749 · 95% CI 5.1 – 6.2%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

40.4%

n = 601 · 95% CI 36.6 – 44.4%

44.3%

n = 6,749 · 95% CI 43.1 – 45.5%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  1. 1Steering
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Springs and shock absorbers
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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 i20 I2008 – 2017 3.8% (n = 601 · 95% CI 2.6 – 5.7%) Citroën C3 II2009 – 2016 5.6% (n = 6,749 · 95% CI 5.1 – 6.2%)

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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