Opel Karl or Hyundai i10 II: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 2.1% of inspected Opel Karls had at least one A-problem, against 5.3% for the Hyundai i10 II and 4.7% nationally. The Opel Karl does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Opel Karl has an A-problem 47% less often than average, the Hyundai i10 II 29% more often.

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

At this age the Karl has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Opel Karl

2015 – 2019

Illustration Opel Karl

Hyundai i10 II

2013 – 2021

Illustration Hyundai i10 II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

2.1%

n = 12,136 · 95% CI 1.9 – 2.4%

5.3%

n = 10,462 · 95% CI 4.9 – 5.8%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

38.6%

n = 12,136 · 95% CI 37.7 – 39.5%

40.8%

n = 10,462 · 95% CI 39.9 – 41.8%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
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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 Karl2015 – 2019 2.1% (n = 12,136 · 95% CI 1.9 – 2.4%) Hyundai i10 II2013 – 2021 5.3% (n = 10,462 · 95% CI 4.9 – 5.8%)

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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