Opel Corsa E or Mitsubishi Space Star: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 4.8% of inspected Opel Corsa Es had at least one A-problem, against 3.6% for the Mitsubishi Space Star and 4.7% nationally. The Mitsubishi Space Star does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Opel Corsa E has an A-problem 11% more often than average, the Mitsubishi Space Star 15% less often.

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

At this age the Space Star has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Opel Corsa E

2015 – 2019

Illustration Opel Corsa E

Mitsubishi Space Star

2013 – 2025

Illustration Mitsubishi Space Star
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

4.8%

n = 14,701 · 95% CI 4.4 – 5.1%

3.6%

n = 5,693 · 95% CI 3.1 – 4.1%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

40.9%

n = 14,701 · 95% CI 40.2 – 41.7%

36.7%

n = 5,693 · 95% CI 35.4 – 37.9%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Steering
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Springs and shock absorbers
  1. 1Seat belts, seats and airbags
  2. 2Brakes
  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% Opel Corsa E2015 – 2019 4.8% (n = 14,701 · 95% CI 4.4 – 5.1%) Mitsubishi Space Star2013 – 2025 3.6% (n = 5,693 · 95% CI 3.1 – 4.1%)

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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