Kia Picanto II or Renault Twingo III: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 6.6% of inspected Kia Picanto IIs had at least one A-problem, against 4.6% for the Renault Twingo III and 4.7% nationally. The Renault Twingo III does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Kia Picanto II has an A-problem about as often than average, the Renault Twingo III about as often.

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

At this age the Twingo has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Kia Picanto II

2011 – 2018

Illustration Kia Picanto II

Renault Twingo III

2014 – 2024

Illustration Renault Twingo III
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

6.6%

n = 16,059 · 95% CI 6.2 – 7.0%

4.6%

n = 9,995 · 95% CI 4.2 – 5.1%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

35.5%

n = 16,059 · 95% CI 34.8 – 36.2%

39.5%

n = 9,995 · 95% CI 38.6 – 40.5%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
  1. 1Control arms / ball joints
  2. 2Springs and shock absorbers
  3. 3Brakes
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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% Kia Picanto II2011 – 2018 6.6% (n = 16,059 · 95% CI 6.2 – 7.0%) Renault Twingo III2014 – 2024 4.6% (n = 9,995 · 95% CI 4.2 – 5.1%)

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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