SEAT Ateca or Toyota RAV4 V: which has fewer APK problems?

At 7–8 years (mostly built 2017–2019) 1.5% of inspected SEAT Atecas had at least one A-problem, against 0.2% for the Toyota RAV4 V and 3.1% nationally. The Toyota RAV4 V does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the SEAT Ateca has an A-problem 47% less often than average, the Toyota RAV4 V 66% less often.

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

At this age the RAV4 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

SEAT Ateca

2016 – 2026

Illustration SEAT Ateca

Toyota RAV4 V

2018 – 2026

Illustration Toyota RAV4 V
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

1.5%

n = 4,263 · 95% CI 1.2 – 1.9%

0.2%

n = 511 · 95% CI 0.0 – 1.1%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

22.2%

n = 4,263 · 95% CI 21.0 – 23.5%

16.2%

n = 511 · 95% CI 13.3 – 19.7%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  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: 3.1% · n = 884,744 · 95% CI 3.1 – 3.1% SEAT Ateca2016 – 2026 1.5% (n = 4,263 · 95% CI 1.2 – 1.9%) Toyota RAV4 V2018 – 2026 0.2% (n = 511 · 95% CI 0.0 – 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