Suzuki Swift IV or Kia Rio III: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 3.0% of inspected Suzuki Swift IVs had at least one A-problem, against 3.7% for the Kia Rio 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 Swift IV has an A-problem 43% less often than average, the Kia Rio III 7% less often.

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

At this age the Swift has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Suzuki Swift IV

2010 – 2017

Illustration Suzuki Swift IV

Kia Rio III

2011 – 2017

Illustration Kia Rio III
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

3.0%

n = 4,450 · 95% CI 2.5 – 3.5%

3.7%

n = 4,658 · 95% CI 3.2 – 4.3%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

40.4%

n = 4,450 · 95% CI 39.0 – 41.9%

36.2%

n = 4,658 · 95% CI 34.8 – 37.6%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  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 Swift IV2010 – 2017 3.0% (n = 4,450 · 95% CI 2.5 – 3.5%) Kia Rio III2011 – 2017 3.7% (n = 4,658 · 95% CI 3.2 – 4.3%)

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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