Škoda Citigo or Chevrolet Spark: which has fewer APK problems?

At 11–12 years (mostly built 2013–2015) 6.1% of inspected Škoda Citigos had at least one A-problem, against 12.8% for the Chevrolet Spark and 7.2% nationally. The Škoda Citigo does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Škoda Citigo has an A-problem 10% less often than average, the Chevrolet Spark 42% more often.

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

At this age the Citigo has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Škoda Citigo

2011 – 2022

Illustration Škoda Citigo

Chevrolet Spark

2009 – 2014

Illustration Chevrolet Spark
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

6.1%

n = 5,600 · 95% CI 5.5 – 6.8%

12.8%

n = 397 · 95% CI 9.9 – 16.5%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

33.6%

n = 5,600 · 95% CI 32.4 – 34.9%

51.4%

n = 397 · 95% CI 46.5 – 56.3%

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

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 7.2% · n = 782,549 · 95% CI 7.1 – 7.2% Škoda Citigo2011 – 2022 6.1% (n = 5,600 · 95% CI 5.5 – 6.8%) Chevrolet Spark2009 – 2014 12.8% (n = 397 · 95% CI 9.9 – 16.5%)

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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