Suzuki Celerio or Fiat Panda III: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 3.1% of inspected Suzuki Celerios had at least one A-problem, against 4.6% for the Fiat Panda III and 4.7% nationally. The Suzuki Celerio does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Suzuki Celerio has an A-problem 21% less often than average, the Fiat Panda III 21% less often.

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

At this age the Celerio has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Suzuki Celerio

2014 – 2021

Illustration Suzuki Celerio

Fiat Panda III

2012 – 2026

Illustration Fiat Panda III
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

3.1%

n = 5,879 · 95% CI 2.7 – 3.6%

4.6%

n = 5,057 · 95% CI 4.1 – 5.2%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

34.8%

n = 5,879 · 95% CI 33.6 – 36.0%

38.1%

n = 5,057 · 95% CI 36.8 – 39.5%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Control arms / ball joints
  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% Suzuki Celerio2014 – 2021 3.1% (n = 5,879 · 95% CI 2.7 – 3.6%) Fiat Panda III2012 – 2026 4.6% (n = 5,057 · 95% CI 4.1 – 5.2%)

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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