SEAT Leon III or Peugeot 308 II: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 5.1% of inspected SEAT Leon IIIs had at least one A-problem, against 6.1% for the Peugeot 308 II and 4.7% nationally. The SEAT Leon III does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the SEAT Leon III has an A-problem about as often than average, the Peugeot 308 II 15% more often.

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

At this age the Leon has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

SEAT Leon III

2012 – 2021

Illustration SEAT Leon III

Peugeot 308 II

2013 – 2022

Illustration Peugeot 308 II
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

5.1%

n = 8,201 · 95% CI 4.6 – 5.6%

6.1%

n = 11,331 · 95% CI 5.7 – 6.6%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

31.3%

n = 8,201 · 95% CI 30.3 – 32.3%

43.1%

n = 11,331 · 95% CI 42.2 – 44.0%

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

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 4.7% · n = 877,805 · 95% CI 4.6 – 4.7% SEAT Leon III2012 – 2021 5.1% (n = 8,201 · 95% CI 4.6 – 5.6%) Peugeot 308 II2013 – 2022 6.1% (n = 11,331 · 95% CI 5.7 – 6.6%)

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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