Mitsubishi Space Star or Peugeot 208 II: which has fewer APK problems?

At 5–6 years (mostly built 2019–2021) 3.3% of inspected Mitsubishi Space Stars had at least one A-problem, against 1.3% for the Peugeot 208 II and 1.9% nationally. The Peugeot 208 II does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Mitsubishi Space Star has an A-problem 15% less often than average, the Peugeot 208 II 7% less often.

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

At this age the 208 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Mitsubishi Space Star

2013 – 2025

Illustration Mitsubishi Space Star

Peugeot 208 II

2019 – 2026

Illustration Peugeot 208 II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

3.3%

n = 2,272 · 95% CI 2.7 – 4.2%

1.3%

n = 7,633 · 95% CI 1.1 – 1.6%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

29.9%

n = 2,272 · 95% CI 28.0 – 31.8%

26.6%

n = 7,633 · 95% CI 25.6 – 27.6%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Seat belts, seats and airbags
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Exhaust and emissions
  1. 1Brakes
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 1.9% · n = 531,655 · 95% CI 1.9 – 1.9% Mitsubishi Space Star2013 – 2025 3.3% (n = 2,272 · 95% CI 2.7 – 4.2%) Peugeot 208 II2019 – 2026 1.3% (n = 7,633 · 95% CI 1.1 – 1.6%)

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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