The Peugeot 5008 SUV built from 2017 is the seven-seater to buy, but check a 1.5 BlueHDi for chain rattle and AdBlue warnings and a 1.2 PureTech for oil use and belt history, as both carry serious known faults.
6 known faults, 4 rated high severity in our database; owners report 43.7 mpg, 79% of the official figure. Everything below is built from that data and the archived owner history, not from a press car.
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Check a Peugeot 5008 advert (free) →Go for the 5008 SUV built from 2017, which has seven seats as standard, but pick the engine with care. Its 1.5 BlueHDi diesel carries a known fault where the 7mm camshaft chain stretches and snaps between 50,000 and 90,000 miles, and any 1.5 or 1.6 BlueHDi from 2014 to 2022 can lose the pump inside its AdBlue tank, which usually means a whole new tank and has hit owners from under 30,000 miles.
The first 5008, an MPV sold from 2010 to 2017, has a versatile seating layout, but its 1.6 HDi carries two known faults: injectors failing between 20,000 and 42,000 miles and, with the EGS automated manual, clutches and flywheels going from about 27,000 miles. Early cars were also recalled for a fuel leak, a short circuit, loose windscreen trim and an overheating rear door window mechanism, so ask for proof the work was done.
On petrol, the SUV's 1.2 PureTech carries two serious known faults: heavy oil use that ends in a new engine between 14,500 and 56,000 miles, and a wet belt that breaks up between 33,000 and 65,000 miles, with its change interval now cut to 62,000 miles or 6 years. One owner's 2017 PureTech 130 needed a new engine at 20,000 miles under warranty, so don't buy one without the belt history and the dealer software update on record.
The 1.5 and 1.6 BlueHDi diesels and the 1.2 PureTech are the engines with serious known faults against them, so they're the ones to check hardest. A 2014 to 2022 1.5 or 1.6 BlueHDi can lose its AdBlue pump, often down to urea crystallising, and owners have had it from under 30,000 miles. The pump's part of the tank, so the whole tank usually gets replaced, and the warning signs are an AdBlue light, an engine management light and a countdown to a no-start.
The 1.5 BlueHDi (DV5) in 2017 to 2023 cars is the bigger worry, because its 7mm camshaft chain can stretch and break between 50,000 and 90,000 miles and wreck the top of the engine. Ticking or rattling from up top is the warning. It also has a dry cambelt, which drives the water pump as well, due every 60,000 miles or 5 years, so check that's been done too.
There's no known fault listed against the 2.0 HDi and BlueHDi, but that's a lack of evidence rather than a clean record. The older 1.6 HDi has a known injector fault, with failures between 20,000 and 42,000 miles, and one 1.6 HDi 115 lost three, so ask what's been replaced. Their cambelts are due at 87,000 miles or 10 years on the 1.6 and 125,000 miles or 10 years on the 2.0, with the water pump changed at the same time.
The first-generation EGS automated manual is a known fault, with clutches and dual-mass flywheels replaced from about 27,000 miles, and one owner's dealer warned the actuator could need replacing along with the clutch. A 2012 car had leaking clutch slave cylinder seals that soaked and burnt out the clutch, needing a new slave cylinder, clutch and flywheel, so a slipping clutch on the test drive isn't something to shrug off.
On any BlueHDi diesel, the dashboard's your first check: an AdBlue warning, an engine management light or a countdown to a no-start points to the AdBlue tank pump failing. Ask whether the tank's already been replaced and get the receipt if it has, because owners have had tanks replaced from under 30,000 miles, so a low mileage doesn't clear a car.
With a 1.5 BlueHDi, get the bonnet up with the engine running and listen for ticking or rattling from the top of the engine. If that chain goes, the car can suddenly lose power and stop, then won't restart. Ask for the cambelt receipt as well, since that engine's belt is due at 60,000 miles or 5 years.
On a 1.2 PureTech, check the dipstick, ask how much oil it uses between services and ask for proof the wet belt has been changed on time (it's due at 62,000 miles or 6 years) and whether the dealer's engine software update has been done. On the SUV, lock and unlock it and start it a few times: one owner's 2018 car kept failing to recognise its key, so it wouldn't start or lock, and at least 10 trips to the garage didn't sort it.
For a first-generation car, work the electric handbrake several times and brake firmly from speed: one owner's 2.0 HDi kept locking its handbrake on, and another car's steering shook under braking, which Peugeot answered with different lower wishbone bushes. Ask for paperwork showing the 2017 starter motor supply wire recall was done and, on SUVs sold up to 2018, the recall for an exhaust part that could damage the DPF.
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Yes, as a manual with its injector history known, and it's the one to have if a flexible seating layout matters more than an SUV look. Its 1.6 HDi carries a known injector fault between 20,000 and 42,000 miles: one 2014 car needed a new injector at 42,000 miles, and its owner paid £1,000, while a 1.6 HDi 115 lost three. Late cars badged 1.6 BlueHDi, from 2014, add the AdBlue tank pump fault.
The EGS automated manual is the other known fault, with clutches and dual-mass flywheels going from about 27,000 miles, so pick a manual. One 2012 2.0 HDi's electric parking brake locked on five times by 16,400 miles, and a battery warning light on another car turned out to be the battery protection unit and an electric pump rather than the alternator a garage had already replaced.
Early cars were recalled for a fuel leak, a short circuit, loose windscreen trim and an overheating rear door window mechanism, and a 2017 recall covered a starter motor supply wire that could chafe and short out, so ask for proof the work was done. Steering that shook under braking was cured with different lower wishbone bushes, and changing a headlight bulb on it is a dealer job.
Real-world economy on this generation: Peugeot 5008 44.0 mpg, Peugeot 5008 43.1 mpg.
Buy one, as long as a 1.5 BlueHDi shows no rattle from the top of the engine and no AdBlue warning, and a 1.2 PureTech isn't using oil and has its wet belt history on file, because the serious known faults on both engines fall inside these years. The middle row's tight on headroom if you're tall, so sit in it, and the suspension can thump over potholes, so drive it on a rough road before you commit.
The 1.5 BlueHDi's chain can stretch and snap between 50,000 and 90,000 miles, and a 1.5 or 1.6 BlueHDi up to 2022 can need a whole new AdBlue tank, sometimes from under 30,000 miles. The 1.2 PureTech's heavy oil use ends in a new engine between 14,500 and 56,000 miles, and its wet belt breaks up between 33,000 and 65,000 miles. One owner's 2017 PureTech 130 failed at 20,000 miles and got a new engine under warranty.
SUVs sold up to 2018 were recalled because a plastic part inside the exhaust could damage the DPF, so ask for proof it's been done. One owner's 2019 1.6 petrol with the EAT8 gearbox threw an engine fault warning at 70mph that turned out to be false readings from the oxygen sensor, and the dealer couldn't find anything afterwards because the codes had been cleared.
Real-world economy on this generation: Peugeot 5008 43.1 mpg.
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Check an advert now (free) →Owners report 43.7 mpg across the Peugeot 5008 engines with data, about 79% of the official figure, from 300 submissions.
Peugeot 5008 Real MPG by engine →The SUV's quiet, and it's a relaxing car to drive, which is what you want from something that'll spend its life carrying a family. Seven seats come as standard, so there's no hunting through adverts for a version with the third row.
The first 5008 is an MPV, and the seating's its strong point: the layout's practical and versatile, so switching between carrying people and carrying luggage doesn't take much effort. It's a people carrier first and foremost, and that flexible cabin is the reason to choose one.
The Peugeot 5008 SUV built from 2017 is the seven-seater to buy, but check a 1.5 BlueHDi for chain rattle and AdBlue warnings and a 1.2 PureTech for oil use and belt history, as both carry serious known faults. Our database holds 6 known Peugeot 5008 faults, 4 rated high severity, and the sections above say which generation and engine carry them.
Go for the 5008 SUV built from 2017, which has seven seats as standard, but pick the engine with care. On the fault record the Mk1 (MPV) (2010 to 2017) carries 2 known faults against 4 on the Mk2 (SUV) (2017 to 2024). Each generation's section above gives the detail. Peugeot 5008 faults by generation.
On any BlueHDi diesel, the dashboard's your first check: an AdBlue warning, an engine management light or a countdown to a no-start points to the AdBlue tank pump failing. Read the MOT history for repeat advisories and ask for invoices for any work the seller mentions. Then paste the advert into the free check, which reads it against every known Peugeot 5008 fault before you travel.
Owners report 43.7 mpg on average, about 79% of the official figure, from 300 submissions. Wet belt (1.2 PURETECH, PURETECH 130): 62,000 miles or 6 years, whichever comes first, so budget for it if the history does not show it done. The known faults page lists a rough repair cost against each fault. Peugeot 5008 Real MPG by engine.
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