Real-world fuel economy

Peugeot 208 Real MPG: what owners actually get

The official figure is what a Peugeot 208 managed in a laboratory. These are the figures owners report from the road, engine by engine, for every generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

53.0mpg
Real-world average, all engines
76%
of the official combined figure
2779
Range reported by owners (mpg)
565
Owner submissions

Peugeot 208

2012–2019 · real average 53.2 mpg · owners report 27.0–79.0 mpg · 552 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
1.0 Puretech65.749.375%38.1–58.0
1.0 Puretech 6864.247.975%40.9–59.0
1.2 e-Puretech 82 EGC68.945.065%39.2–51.0
1.2 Puretech 11061.4–65.747.875%38.0–56.0
1.2 Puretech 110 Automatic55.4–62.841.270%33.1–46.0
1.2 Puretech 6860.141.068%35.0–46.0
1.2 Puretech 82 Automatic67.341.061%40.0–43.0
1.2 Puretech 82 EGC68.946.768%40.2–52.4
1.4 e-HDi EGC83.159.071%51.0–68.8
1.4 HDi74.360.682%48.0–74.3
1.4 Puretech50.440.580%34.4–46.8
1.5 BlueHDi 10076.360.8–71.461.893%*49.0–68.0
1.6 BlueHDi78.566.084%53.4–73.0
1.6 BlueHDi 10080.7–94.264.374%53.0–75.0
1.6 BlueHDi 12078.558.675%54.2–68.0
1.6 BlueHDi 7580.7–94.264.474%50.0–78.5
1.6 e-HDi74.3–78.560.179%47.0–74.3
1.6 e-HDi 11574.357.177%48.0–68.2
1.6 e-HDi 9278.557.473%47.0–67.4
1.6 e-HDi EGC74.350.568%46.0–56.0
1.6 Puretech48.7–50.442.686%40.3–45.0
1.6 Puretech Automatic44.134.779%27.0–39.6
1.6 THP48.7–50.441.483%33.0–50.0

Peugeot 208

2019–on · real average 45.7 mpg · owners report 33.0–70.0 mpg · 13 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
1.2 Puretech 10050.3–58.247.888%*41.0–58.0
1.2 Puretech 100 EAT850.3–56.739.073%*34.0–44.0
1.2 Puretech 100 MHEV54.9–65.9
1.2 Puretech 110 EAT850.3
1.2 Puretech 130 EAT851.9–54.8
1.2 Puretech 7546.7–55.634.167%*33.1–35.1
1.5 BlueHDi71.4–73.662.786%*58.0–70.0
1.5 BlueHDi 10073.6

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine. * Measured against the WLTP figure rather than NEDC.

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Peugeot 208 fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a Peugeot 208?

Owners report an average of 53.0 mpg across all Peugeot 208 engines with data, about 76% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the Peugeot 208 real MPG lower than the official figure?

Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.

Where did the Honest John Peugeot 208 Real MPG page go?

Honest John closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the Peugeot 208 figures now live: rebuilt from the archived Honest John dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions. CarAdCheck is not affiliated with Honest John or Volkswagen Financial Services.

Where the Peugeot 208 figures come from

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the Peugeot 208 figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived Honest John dataset (archived page, 2026-08) alongside the official NEDC and WLTP figures and new submissions from CarAdCheck readers, and the section is open so they keep improving. Real-world figures also feed the running-cost estimate in our free advert check.

CarAdCheck is not affiliated with Honest John or Volkswagen Financial Services. How we rebuilt Real MPG.

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