Kia Picanto III or Toyota Aygo II: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 5.8% of inspected Kia Picanto IIIs had at least one A-problem, against 2.8% for the Toyota Aygo II and 4.7% nationally. The Toyota Aygo II does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Kia Picanto III has an A-problem 20% more often than average, the Toyota Aygo II 37% less often.

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

At this age the Aygo has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Kia Picanto III

2017 – 2026

Illustration Kia Picanto III

Toyota Aygo II

2014 – 2022

Illustration Toyota Aygo II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

5.8%

n = 903 · 95% CI 4.4 – 7.5%

2.8%

n = 14,169 · 95% CI 2.6 – 3.1%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

29.1%

n = 903 · 95% CI 26.3 – 32.2%

32.6%

n = 14,169 · 95% CI 31.9 – 33.4%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
  1. 1Brakes
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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 III2017 – 2026 5.8% (n = 903 · 95% CI 4.4 – 7.5%) Toyota Aygo II2014 – 2022 2.8% (n = 14,169 · 95% CI 2.6 – 3.1%)

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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