Volkswagen Polo VI or Toyota Yaris III: which has fewer APK problems?

At 7–8 years (mostly built 2017–2019) 3.4% of inspected Volkswagen Polo VIs had at least one A-problem, against 1.8% for the Toyota Yaris III and 3.1% nationally. The Toyota Yaris III does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Volkswagen Polo VI has an A-problem 28% more often than average, the Toyota Yaris III 35% 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

Volkswagen Polo VI

2017 – 2026

Illustration Volkswagen Polo VI

Toyota Yaris III

2011 – 2020

Illustration Toyota Yaris III
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

3.4%

n = 20,631 · 95% CI 3.2 – 3.7%

1.8%

n = 17,802 · 95% CI 1.7 – 2.1%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

42.0%

n = 20,631 · 95% CI 41.3 – 42.7%

36.4%

n = 17,802 · 95% CI 35.7 – 37.1%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Steering
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Seat belts, seats and airbags
  1. 1Brakes
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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% Volkswagen Polo VI2017 – 2026 3.4% (n = 20,631 · 95% CI 3.2 – 3.7%) Toyota Yaris III2011 – 2020 1.8% (n = 17,802 · 95% CI 1.7 – 2.1%)

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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