SEAT Ibiza V or Citroën C3 III: which has fewer APK problems?

At 7–8 years (mostly built 2017–2019) 3.7% of inspected SEAT Ibiza Vs had at least one A-problem, against 2.5% for the Citroën C3 III and 3.1% nationally. The Citroën C3 III does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the SEAT Ibiza V has an A-problem 23% more often than average, the Citroën C3 III 22% less often.

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

At this age the C3 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

SEAT Ibiza V

2017 – 2026

Illustration SEAT Ibiza V

Citroën C3 III

2017 – 2024

Illustration Citroën C3 III
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

3.7%

n = 5,280 · 95% CI 3.2 – 4.2%

2.5%

n = 8,826 · 95% CI 2.2 – 2.9%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

39.8%

n = 5,280 · 95% CI 38.5 – 41.2%

40.0%

n = 8,826 · 95% CI 39.0 – 41.0%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Steering
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Seat belts, seats and airbags
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Exhaust and emissions
  3. 3Seat belts, seats and airbags
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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 Ibiza V2017 – 2026 3.7% (n = 5,280 · 95% CI 3.2 – 4.2%) Citroën C3 III2017 – 2024 2.5% (n = 8,826 · 95% CI 2.2 – 2.9%)

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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