Peugeot 208 Hatchback (12 on) - Review

Review by Tim Bowdler on
Last Updated: 04 Apr 2013
3.5
The Peugeot 208 hatchback has every chance of becoming a firm favourite with small hatchback buyers. It’s smart, efficient and practical.

5 out of 5

Running costs

If you really want to keep your running costs low you’ll go for the 1.4-litre 68bhp diesel with a semi-automatic gearbox. That’ll return 83mpg on average, according to the official stats. All the other diesels are claimed to return 74mpg. The petrol engines aren’t bad either. The most economical is the 1.0-litre that reputedly returns an average of 65mpg, followed by the 1.2-litre which claims a 62mpg average. Insurance costs and servicing will be affordable as well.

* based on most recent data

Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£937 - £1,450 *

Diesel

£756 - £848 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 134p and diesel 138p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

One year/12,000 miles for three-cylinder engines, two years/20,000 miles for all other engines

Warranty

Three years/unlimited mileage

Road tax (12 months)

£0.00 - £175.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

5 out of 5

Green credentials

  • A
    87
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
    154
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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The three-cylinder petrol models perform well here. The 68bhp 1.0-litre emits 99g/km of CO2, while the 1.2-litre version emits 104g/km. All diesels emit CO2 at sub-100g/km rate which is remarkable. The best performer here is the 68bhp e-HDI 1.4-litre diesel, coupled to the semi-automatic EGC gearbox. This combination results in emissions of just 87g/km of CO2.

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