Toyota Yaris IV or Ford Fiesta VII: which has fewer APK problems?

At 5–6 years (mostly built 2019–2021) 0.4% of inspected Toyota Yaris IVs had at least one A-problem, against 1.2% for the Ford Fiesta VII and 1.9% nationally. The Toyota Yaris IV does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Toyota Yaris IV has an A-problem 73% less often than average, the Ford Fiesta VII 49% 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 IV

2020 – 2026

Illustration Toyota Yaris IV

Ford Fiesta VII

2017 – 2025

Illustration Ford Fiesta VII
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

0.4%

n = 3,807 · 95% CI 0.3 – 0.7%

1.2%

n = 7,656 · 95% CI 1.0 – 1.5%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

18.6%

n = 3,807 · 95% CI 17.4 – 19.9%

27.0%

n = 7,656 · 95% CI 26.0 – 28.0%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 1.9% · n = 531,655 · 95% CI 1.9 – 1.9% Toyota Yaris IV2020 – 2026 0.4% (n = 3,807 · 95% CI 0.3 – 0.7%) Ford Fiesta VII2017 – 2025 1.2% (n = 7,656 · 95% CI 1.0 – 1.5%)

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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