MINI Mini R56/R55 or Kia Venga: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 1.6% of inspected MINI Mini R56/R55s had at least one A-problem, against 2.6% for the Kia Venga and 4.7% nationally. The MINI Mini R56/R55 does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the MINI Mini R56/R55 has an A-problem 60% less often than average, the Kia Venga 11% more often.

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

At this age the Mini R56/R55 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

MINI Mini R56/R55

2009 – 2019

Illustration MINI Mini R56/R55

Kia Venga

2009 – 2019

Illustration Kia Venga
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

1.6%

n = 11,068 · 95% CI 1.4 – 1.9%

2.6%

n = 3,329 · 95% CI 2.1 – 3.1%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

28.8%

n = 11,068 · 95% CI 27.9 – 29.6%

30.8%

n = 3,329 · 95% CI 29.2 – 32.3%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  3. 3Steering
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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% MINI Mini R56/R552009 – 2019 1.6% (n = 11,068 · 95% CI 1.4 – 1.9%) Kia Venga2009 – 2019 2.6% (n = 3,329 · 95% CI 2.1 – 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