Renault Zoe or Hyundai i20 II: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 18.9% of inspected Renault Zoes had at least one A-problem, against 3.4% for the Hyundai i20 II and 4.7% nationally. The Hyundai i20 II does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Renault Zoe has an A-problem 4.5× as often than average, the Hyundai i20 II 15% less often.

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

At this age the i20 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Renault Zoe

2013 – 2025

Illustration Renault Zoe

Hyundai i20 II

2014 – 2021

Illustration Hyundai i20 II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

18.9%

n = 961 · 95% CI 16.6 – 21.5%

3.4%

n = 4,762 · 95% CI 2.9 – 4.0%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

49.4%

n = 961 · 95% CI 46.3 – 52.6%

32.4%

n = 4,762 · 95% CI 31.1 – 33.8%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Control arms / ball joints
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Springs and shock absorbers
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

024681012141618202224 A-problems (%) National: 4.7% · n = 877,805 · 95% CI 4.6 – 4.7% Renault Zoe2013 – 2025 18.9% (n = 961 · 95% CI 16.6 – 21.5%) Hyundai i20 II2014 – 2021 3.4% (n = 4,762 · 95% CI 2.9 – 4.0%)

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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