Peugeot 207 or Renault Clio III: which has fewer APK problems?

At 13–15 years (mostly built 2010–2013) 11.9% of inspected Peugeot 207s had at least one A-problem, against 19.1% for the Renault Clio III and 10.6% nationally. The Peugeot 207 does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Peugeot 207 has an A-problem about as often than average, the Renault Clio III 49% more often.

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

At this age the 207 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Peugeot 207

2006 – 2016

Illustration Peugeot 207

Renault Clio III

2005 – 2012

Illustration Renault Clio III
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

11.9%

n = 9,281 · 95% CI 11.2 – 12.5%

19.1%

n = 11,365 · 95% CI 18.4 – 19.9%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

52.9%

n = 9,281 · 95% CI 51.9 – 54.0%

58.7%

n = 11,365 · 95% CI 57.8 – 59.6%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Steering
  3. 3Springs and shock absorbers
  1. 1Springs and shock absorbers
  2. 2Steering
  3. 3Brakes
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

0246810121416182022 A-problems (%) National: 10.6% · n = 1,277,358 · 95% CI 10.6 – 10.7% Peugeot 2072006 – 2016 11.9% (n = 9,281 · 95% CI 11.2 – 12.5%) Renault Clio III2005 – 2012 19.1% (n = 11,365 · 95% CI 18.4 – 19.9%)

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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