Toyota Yaris II or Mitsubishi Colt VI: which has fewer APK problems?

At 13–15 years (mostly built 2010–2013) 6.1% of inspected Toyota Yaris IIs had at least one A-problem, against 7.2% for the Mitsubishi Colt VI and 10.6% nationally. The difference is small: the confidence intervals overlap, so at this age they are close. Over all ages together the Toyota Yaris II has an A-problem 44% less often than average, the Mitsubishi Colt VI 24% less often.

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

At this age the Yaris has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Toyota Yaris II

2005 – 2011

Illustration Toyota Yaris II

Mitsubishi Colt VI

2005 – 2014

Illustration Mitsubishi Colt VI
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

6.1%

n = 9,560 · 95% CI 5.6 – 6.6%

7.2%

n = 5,749 · 95% CI 6.6 – 7.9%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

41.9%

n = 9,560 · 95% CI 40.9 – 42.9%

51.7%

n = 5,749 · 95% CI 50.4 – 53.0%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Springs and shock absorbers
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Seat belts, seats and airbags
  1. 1Steering
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 10.6% · n = 1,277,358 · 95% CI 10.6 – 10.7% Toyota Yaris II2005 – 2011 6.1% (n = 9,560 · 95% CI 5.6 – 6.6%) Mitsubishi Colt VI2005 – 2014 7.2% (n = 5,749 · 95% CI 6.6 – 7.9%)

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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