Peugeot 3008 SUV 2020 in-depth review - carwow
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Date: 2022-04-11
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Joe
Read a couple of comments asking for a reliability issues. I've had this car for 2 years now. An absolutely brilliant car. Considered Volvo XC40 also. XC40 is already looking a bit meh. This car still looks pretty dang good. Some may be worried about its power. But, I found it more than plenty even when I had to be somewhat heavy footed. The interior is, arguably, the best in its price range. Nothing comes remotely close to its simple elegance. It is also very functional, unlike many other Sports -Utility- Vehicles, which have boot space of a VW Golf (if not smaller. Driving dynamics is good. The small steering wheel is a joy to use.
With reliability. I haven't had major issues with it. like engine failure or head gasket blowing. But, I had to take it to the dealer as the driver's side seatbelt warning light and beep came on intermittently while driving (with seatbelt on. Then became so bad that it was on almost at all times, which became supremely annoying. Dealership unplugged and replugged the harness, which seemed to solve the issue. But, that issue has come back.
Two weeks ago, -Engine Fault: Repair Needed- warning light came up and the car lost throttle while I was driving. I pulled over, restarted the car and it seemed okay. Anyway, had the car towed to the dealer and it ended up being the fuel tank issue. Something about it leaking and flooding the cat filter. Both fuel tank and cat filter were replaced under warranty.
On the way back from the dealer, the seatbelt warning light and beep came on again. Also, it rained that night. I had complained about apparent rust on the panoramic sunroof rubber gasket. The dealer brushed it off as -just grease-. When I reversed the following morning, water poured out from top of the rearview mirror. And did it when I stopped, etc. I inspected the sunroof rubber gasket. It definitely seemed like a proper rust and I'm assuming the water got in through there.
Also, the plastic trims that run vertically alongside the windscreen had come pretty loose for some time. Something about the clips being broken off due to -fatigue-.
Anyway, took my car in against today to address all those issues.
Perhaps, just little issues in the grand scheme of things, except the sunroof rubber gasket one. Something like that simply shouldn't happen to a car just around 2 years old. Trims coming loose, I thought French cars were renowned for that. But, thought they'd fixed it recently. Maybe not. Fuel tank. could be a freak occurrence, could be a design fault. Who knows? Seatbelt warning electrical issues, a minor but rather annoying one.
So, yeah, there they are. 4 issues I've had with the car, which all happened in the last 3-4 months.
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Read a couple of comments asking for a reliability issues. I've had this car for 2 years now. An absolutely brilliant car. Considered Volvo XC40 also. XC40 is already looking a bit meh. This car still looks pretty dang good. Some may be worried about its power. But, I found it more than plenty even when I had to be somewhat heavy footed. The interior is, arguably, the best in its price range. Nothing comes remotely close to its simple elegance. It is also very functional, unlike many other Sports -Utility- Vehicles, which have boot space of a VW Golf (if not smaller. Driving dynamics is good. The small steering wheel is a joy to use.
With reliability. I haven't had major issues with it. like engine failure or head gasket blowing. But, I had to take it to the dealer as the driver's side seatbelt warning light and beep came on intermittently while driving (with seatbelt on. Then became so bad that it was on almost at all times, which became supremely annoying. Dealership unplugged and replugged the harness, which seemed to solve the issue. But, that issue has come back.
Two weeks ago, -Engine Fault: Repair Needed- warning light came up and the car lost throttle while I was driving. I pulled over, restarted the car and it seemed okay. Anyway, had the car towed to the dealer and it ended up being the fuel tank issue. Something about it leaking and flooding the cat filter. Both fuel tank and cat filter were replaced under warranty.
On the way back from the dealer, the seatbelt warning light and beep came on again. Also, it rained that night. I had complained about apparent rust on the panoramic sunroof rubber gasket. The dealer brushed it off as -just grease-. When I reversed the following morning, water poured out from top of the rearview mirror. And did it when I stopped, etc. I inspected the sunroof rubber gasket. It definitely seemed like a proper rust and I'm assuming the water got in through there.
Also, the plastic trims that run vertically alongside the windscreen had come pretty loose for some time. Something about the clips being broken off due to -fatigue-.
Anyway, took my car in against today to address all those issues.
Perhaps, just little issues in the grand scheme of things, except the sunroof rubber gasket one. Something like that simply shouldn't happen to a car just around 2 years old. Trims coming loose, I thought French cars were renowned for that. But, thought they'd fixed it recently. Maybe not. Fuel tank. could be a freak occurrence, could be a design fault. Who knows? Seatbelt warning electrical issues, a minor but rather annoying one.
So, yeah, there they are. 4 issues I've had with the car, which all happened in the last 3-4 months.
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Cupra28
Cars like this need a true family review ie 2 isofix child seats at the back and can adult still sit in the middle of the seats? Life with 3 isofix seats I have yet to see a pratical test for a family car of 5 seats. A family car owner does not care about plastic quality or how many water bottles you can get in a door bin what alloys it has and what it is styled after. All they want to know is has it got 3 isofix points. Will it fit 3 childrens child seats and 2 adults. Is it petrol and and has gor more than 100bhp. What is tech level plus Is the room in the boot for a buggy nappie bag ruck sack pick nic box ect. So please can you re do this review in the true life of a family with 3 children? Plus include other cars which claim to have 3 isofix points and Show us which one is best.
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Cars like this need a true family review ie 2 isofix child seats at the back and can adult still sit in the middle of the seats? Life with 3 isofix seats I have yet to see a pratical test for a family car of 5 seats. A family car owner does not care about plastic quality or how many water bottles you can get in a door bin what alloys it has and what it is styled after. All they want to know is has it got 3 isofix points. Will it fit 3 childrens child seats and 2 adults. Is it petrol and and has gor more than 100bhp. What is tech level plus Is the room in the boot for a buggy nappie bag ruck sack pick nic box ect. So please can you re do this review in the true life of a family with 3 children? Plus include other cars which claim to have 3 isofix points and Show us which one is best.
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Spon
After a lot of research, and a final seal of approval from Matt, I bought the 1. 2l auto 3008 GT Line a year ago. Love it so much I decided to revisit this review a year later (like re-reading a love letter. This car is a pleasure to drive and the interior and kit, for the price and relative to competitors I considered, is fantastic. Tip: Definitely get the electric kick tailgate (I use mine all the time when my hands are full of shopping bags or sports kit) and seriously consider the grip control (for about -200 it takes only one bad snow storm to make you happy that you did, and you also get different rims for that price which will differentiate your 3008 from others on the road. As Matt says, just buy it!
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After a lot of research, and a final seal of approval from Matt, I bought the 1. 2l auto 3008 GT Line a year ago. Love it so much I decided to revisit this review a year later (like re-reading a love letter. This car is a pleasure to drive and the interior and kit, for the price and relative to competitors I considered, is fantastic. Tip: Definitely get the electric kick tailgate (I use mine all the time when my hands are full of shopping bags or sports kit) and seriously consider the grip control (for about -200 it takes only one bad snow storm to make you happy that you did, and you also get different rims for that price which will differentiate your 3008 from others on the road. As Matt says, just buy it!
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James
I really enjoy your extensive coverage via your reviews, and your sense of humour, which eleviates any boring bits that may creep into the review.
Can you please advise me if the 3008. would be a suitable car for both my wife and i, whom are pensioners in out late 70s.
I would like to continue driving an SUV. type car, as it's obviously easier for us to enter and exit this type of vehicle. And as im about to change my car this year, i just want to make sure this car would be a suitable fit for me.
It certainly looks quite a classy car to me, but every little bit of advice would be of great help to me, in respect to making a right and final decision.
Thank you in advance. -
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I really enjoy your extensive coverage via your reviews, and your sense of humour, which eleviates any boring bits that may creep into the review.
Can you please advise me if the 3008. would be a suitable car for both my wife and i, whom are pensioners in out late 70s.
I would like to continue driving an SUV. type car, as it's obviously easier for us to enter and exit this type of vehicle. And as im about to change my car this year, i just want to make sure this car would be a suitable fit for me.
It certainly looks quite a classy car to me, but every little bit of advice would be of great help to me, in respect to making a right and final decision.
Thank you in advance. -
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Mick3688
Big thanks to Mat and the CarWow team.
I had a 2011 2. 0 litre diesel Renault Laguna TomTom edition. This was an emergency buy as our 2nd child came along.
I spent about a year researching the next car for my family. I wanted an SUV and wanted to move back to petrol. I went back and forth between many options. But thanks to these videos I eventually settled on a Peugeot 3008 GT Line. I actually managed to get a 2019 petrol model for a really good deal. I've had the car for 4 months and it is amazing.
Thank you Mat for all the advice and review footage. I absolutely love my 3008 and there are absolutely no regrets.
Thank you.
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Big thanks to Mat and the CarWow team.
I had a 2011 2. 0 litre diesel Renault Laguna TomTom edition. This was an emergency buy as our 2nd child came along.
I spent about a year researching the next car for my family. I wanted an SUV and wanted to move back to petrol. I went back and forth between many options. But thanks to these videos I eventually settled on a Peugeot 3008 GT Line. I actually managed to get a 2019 petrol model for a really good deal. I've had the car for 4 months and it is amazing.
Thank you Mat for all the advice and review footage. I absolutely love my 3008 and there are absolutely no regrets.
Thank you.
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Nikolay
I've seen those quite often. Peugeot really stepped up their game - they offer the best value for money and it seems like they're spot on - people like to have beautiful vehicles both inside and outside, as well as some cool features. And that's it.
Back in the days you had to order a V6 engine to get access to heated seats, panoramic sunroof, and other extras.
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I've seen those quite often. Peugeot really stepped up their game - they offer the best value for money and it seems like they're spot on - people like to have beautiful vehicles both inside and outside, as well as some cool features. And that's it.
Back in the days you had to order a V6 engine to get access to heated seats, panoramic sunroof, and other extras.
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Arhan
Smart car. Quality at that price range is impressive. Smart not to give satnav. It always gets out of date and then have to pay for a crappy satnav anyway. The smartphone satnav is my no 1 choice. But the nicest thing of this car is that it looks like a million bucks! ;-)
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Smart car. Quality at that price range is impressive. Smart not to give satnav. It always gets out of date and then have to pay for a crappy satnav anyway. The smartphone satnav is my no 1 choice. But the nicest thing of this car is that it looks like a million bucks! ;-)
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Chloe
This has to be my favourite cat I-ve ever had the pleasure to possess! One thing that-s mor mentioned is that it-s solidly built. I was in a collision and the car suffered a few scrapes while the other car was absolutely battered. Walked away unscathed at 60mph
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This has to be my favourite cat I-ve ever had the pleasure to possess! One thing that-s mor mentioned is that it-s solidly built. I was in a collision and the car suffered a few scrapes while the other car was absolutely battered. Walked away unscathed at 60mph
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Damla
hello, I am the owner of 3008 in turkey. The engine of my one-year-old car broke down and peugeot turkey does not change the vehicle that is my right. I have no trust in your brand. If you are behind your brand, give me what I deserve.
Hear my voicennnnn!
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hello, I am the owner of 3008 in turkey. The engine of my one-year-old car broke down and peugeot turkey does not change the vehicle that is my right. I have no trust in your brand. If you are behind your brand, give me what I deserve.
Hear my voicennnnn!
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Eren
I've bought this car. But how do I know how much fuel is enough in KM (how much km I can go on a full tank and the car supposed to calculate somehow? I filled the tank full and it shows that it is enough for 350 km. is it even possible (it's diesel btw)
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I've bought this car. But how do I know how much fuel is enough in KM (how much km I can go on a full tank and the car supposed to calculate somehow? I filled the tank full and it shows that it is enough for 350 km. is it even possible (it's diesel btw)
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