Suzuki Vitara IV or Opel Crossland: which has fewer APK problems?

At 7–8 years (mostly built 2017–2019) 0.8% of inspected Suzuki Vitara IVs had at least one A-problem, against 2.4% for the Opel Crossland and 3.1% nationally. The Suzuki Vitara IV does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Suzuki Vitara IV has an A-problem 66% less often than average, the Opel Crossland 12% less often.

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

At this age the Vitara has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Suzuki Vitara IV

2015 – 2026

Illustration Suzuki Vitara IV

Opel Crossland

2017 – 2025

Illustration Opel Crossland
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

0.8%

n = 4,014 · 95% CI 0.6 – 1.2%

2.4%

n = 6,767 · 95% CI 2.1 – 2.8%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

30.2%

n = 4,014 · 95% CI 28.8 – 31.7%

28.0%

n = 6,767 · 95% CI 26.9 – 29.1%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Control arms / ball joints
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 3.1% · n = 884,744 · 95% CI 3.1 – 3.1% Suzuki Vitara IV2015 – 2026 0.8% (n = 4,014 · 95% CI 0.6 – 1.2%) Opel Crossland2017 – 2025 2.4% (n = 6,767 · 95% CI 2.1 – 2.8%)

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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