Polestar Polestar 2 or MINI Mini 3-deurs F56: which has fewer APK problems?

At 5–6 years (mostly built 2019–2021) 0.3% of inspected Polestar Polestar 2s had at least one A-problem, against 0.6% for the MINI Mini 3-deurs F56 and 1.9% nationally. The difference is small: the confidence intervals overlap, so at this age they are close. Over all ages together the Polestar Polestar 2 has an A-problem 60% less often than average, the MINI Mini 3-deurs F56 72% less often.

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

At this age the Polestar 2 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Polestar Polestar 2

2020 – 2026

Illustration Polestar Polestar 2

MINI Mini 3-deurs F56

2016 – 2024

Illustration MINI Mini 3-deurs F56
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

0.3%

n = 1,168 · 95% CI 0.1 – 0.8%

0.6%

n = 2,062 · 95% CI 0.4 – 1.1%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

22.7%

n = 1,168 · 95% CI 20.4 – 25.2%

21.3%

n = 2,062 · 95% CI 19.6 – 23.1%

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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% Polestar Polestar 22020 – 2026 0.3% (n = 1,168 · 95% CI 0.1 – 0.8%) MINI Mini 3-deurs F562016 – 2024 0.6% (n = 2,062 · 95% CI 0.4 – 1.1%)

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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