Volkswagen Polo V or Ford Fiesta VI: which has fewer APK problems?

At 9–10 years (mostly built 2015–2017) 3.9% of inspected Volkswagen Polo Vs had at least one A-problem, against 10.7% for the Ford Fiesta VI and 4.7% nationally. The Volkswagen Polo V does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Volkswagen Polo V has an A-problem 5% less often than average, the Ford Fiesta VI 36% more often.

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

At this age the Polo has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Volkswagen Polo V

2009 – 2018

Illustration Volkswagen Polo V

Ford Fiesta VI

2008 – 2018

Illustration Ford Fiesta VI
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

3.9%

n = 27,842 · 95% CI 3.7 – 4.1%

10.7%

n = 17,262 · 95% CI 10.2 – 11.1%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

34.7%

n = 27,842 · 95% CI 34.1 – 35.3%

41.9%

n = 17,262 · 95% CI 41.1 – 42.6%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
  1. 1Springs and shock absorbers
  2. 2Control arms / ball joints
  3. 3Brakes
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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% Volkswagen Polo V2009 – 2018 3.9% (n = 27,842 · 95% CI 3.7 – 4.1%) Ford Fiesta VI2008 – 2018 10.7% (n = 17,262 · 95% CI 10.2 – 11.1%)

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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