Suzuki Splash or Citroën C3 III: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 4.8% of inspected Suzuki Splashs had at least one A-problem, against 2.7% for the Citroën C3 III and 4.7% nationally. The difference is small: the confidence intervals overlap, so at this age they are close. Over all ages together the Suzuki Splash has an A-problem 44% 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

Suzuki Splash

2008 – 2021

Illustration Suzuki Splash

Citroën C3 III

2017 – 2024

Illustration Citroën C3 III
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

4.8%

n = 539 · 95% CI 3.3 – 7.0%

2.7%

n = 1,539 · 95% CI 2.0 – 3.6%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

36.5%

n = 539 · 95% CI 32.6 – 40.7%

40.1%

n = 1,539 · 95% CI 37.7 – 42.6%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Control arms / ball joints
  2. 2Brakes
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Steering
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
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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 Splash2008 – 2021 4.8% (n = 539 · 95% CI 3.3 – 7.0%) Citroën C3 III2017 – 2024 2.7% (n = 1,539 · 95% CI 2.0 – 3.6%)

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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