Volkswagen ID.3 or Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse W177: which has fewer APK problems?

At 5–6 years (mostly built 2019–2021) 0.6% of inspected Volkswagen ID.3s had at least one A-problem, against 1.3% for the Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse W177 and 1.9% nationally. The Volkswagen ID.3 does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Volkswagen ID.3 has an A-problem 57% less often than average, the Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse W177 38% less often.

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

At this age the ID.3 has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Volkswagen ID.3

2020 – 2026

Illustration Volkswagen ID.3

Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse W177

2018 – 2026

Illustration Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse W177
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

0.6%

n = 3,633 · 95% CI 0.4 – 0.9%

1.3%

n = 6,609 · 95% CI 1.0 – 1.6%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

24.2%

n = 3,633 · 95% CI 22.9 – 25.6%

20.8%

n = 6,609 · 95% CI 19.8 – 21.8%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
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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% Volkswagen ID.32020 – 2026 0.6% (n = 3,633 · 95% CI 0.4 – 0.9%) Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse W1772018 – 2026 1.3% (n = 6,609 · 95% CI 1.0 – 1.6%)

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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