Peugeot 206 CC problems, reliability and years to avoid
If you are considering buying a used Peugeot 206 CC, these are the common problems worth knowing about first. Our garage database tracks 2 known faults for this model, 1 of them rated high severity. Every one below is a repair bill a seller has good reason not to mention.
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Is the Peugeot 206 CC reliable?
The Peugeot 206 CC has 2 known faults in our database, 1 of them rated high severity. The most serious are brakes (a clevis pin in the brake pedal linkage may not have been locked properly when fitted) and bodywork (the powered folding roof can play up. There have been problems with the roof mechanism). None of them makes the car a bad buy on its own; the risk is a seller who knows and says nothing.
That is a count of the faults we hold, not a reliability score. Popular cars get written about more, and a newer generation has had less time to show its faults.
Which Peugeot 206 CC years should you avoid?
No year is a write-off on its own. What matters is which serious faults a given year and engine can have, and whether the car in front of you has had them fixed.
Years and engines with a serious known fault
2000 to 2002, All right-hand drive cars built before 28 February 2002: a clevis pin in the brake pedal linkage may not have been locked properly when
Each one is set out in full below, with the symptoms, the typical mileage and a rough repair cost.
Generation 1 of 12 known faults · 1 owner report · 1 good note
Peugeot 206 CC Mk1 (2000 to 2007) problems
Bodywork/ChassisMedium severity📝 Editorial
The powered folding roof can play up. There have been problems with the roof mechanism, so make sure the roof opens and shuts properly, and 206 CCs were recalled in Germany in April 2002 for a problem with the roof motor.
Rough guide
£250-900
Typical symptoms
roof stopping part way or refusing to open or close
roof needing to be pushed or helped into place
roof or boot lid latches not engaging
slow or noisy roof pump
Affected vehicles
Engines:
All
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BrakesHigh severity🏛️ Official recall
A clevis pin in the brake pedal linkage may not have been locked properly when fitted, and could come out and disconnect the brakes. DVSA recall R/2003/158 covers 284,339 UK Peugeot 206 models, the CC included, built between 1 September 1998 and 28 February 2002, and the remedy replaces the two clevis pins in the brake pedal system. It applied to right-hand drive 206s built before February 2002, 51 registration or earlier.
Rough guide
£0 (free safety recall)
Typical symptoms
brake pedal feeling loose or with extra free play
brake pedal travel longer than normal
clicking or knocking from the pedal box
Affected vehicles
Engines:
All right-hand drive cars built before 28 February 2002
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What owners report on the Mk1
1 single report, unconfirmed
One owner each, in their own words rewritten as a line, and not counted in our risk scoring. A fault joins the list above once a second report or an editorial source backs it.
Electrics · December 2012A 'gong' sound indicated the car's battery was not holding sufficient charge and required replacement.
What owners like about the Mk1
1 note
March 2011The 206 CC was rated the third most reliable European car aged 3 to 7 years in a 2011 survey, with a low incident rate.
Sellers rarely admit these faults outright
We track 6 specific phrases sellers use in adverts to soft-pedal these exact issues. Paste any Peugeot 206 CC advert and we check it in seconds.
Repair costs are typical UK ranges, not quotes. Actual cost depends on condition and garage.Data last verified: October 2026
Peugeot 206 CC buying questions
Which Peugeot 206 CC years should I avoid?
No Peugeot 206 CC year is a write-off, but the Mk1 (2000 to 2007) carries the most serious faults: brakes. Year matters less than whether the specific car has had the known fixes, so check the history for them.
What should I check when viewing a used Peugeot 206 CC?
Ask the seller about the brakes and bodywork faults on this page and whether they have been fixed, with invoices. On the test drive watch for brake pedal feeling loose or with extra free play and roof stopping part way or refusing to open or close. Read the MOT history for repeat advisories, then paste the advert into the free check, which reads it against its known faults before you travel. Check a Peugeot 206 CC advert →
What is the real MPG of a Peugeot 206 CC?
Owners report 35.8 mpg on average across the Peugeot 206 CC engines with data, about 93% of the official combined figure. The gap between official and real-world economy varies a lot by engine, so the Real MPG page lists every engine and generation separately, from 45 owner submissions. Peugeot 206 CC Real MPG by engine →
If you used to check the Honest John “Good & Bad” section before the site closed in 2026, this page is where that information now lives. We rebuilt the Peugeot 206 CC owner-report history from the archived Honest John dataset, added our own research, specialist and owner-club sources and DVSA recall data, and we keep it free. Each fault above is badged with its source. The same data feeds our free advert check, which reads a listing against every known fault for the exact engine and year.
Knowing what a Peugeot 206 CC goes wrong with is half of it. The rest is reading the advert and checking the car's history before you hand any money over.