• Good fuel economy from mild-hybrid engine
• Engine spends a decent chunk of time turned off
• Hybrid 3008 misses out on free extended warranty of electric model

What are the running costs?

The mild-hybrid engine in the 3008 makes it one of the more efficient cars in its class, with Peugeot claiming it can run on electricity 50% of the time in an urban environment. 

While we didn’t notice it running in EV mode for an extended period, in everyday driving you can expect it to operate with the engine off for about 15 to 20% of the time. This happens either when coasting, braking or under very light acceleration – it doesn’t require much of a press of the right pedal for the engine to return to life. 

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Peugeot claims up to 52.5mpg, and we saw just shy of 50mpg on a steadier motorway run. Over our 500-mile test, incorporating motorways, urban and rural driving, it returned 45mpg. That’s not bad at all as you wouldn’t get much more than this with some ‘full’ hybrid rivals, such as the Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson. 

The 3008’s CO2 emissions of 124g/km are also low for a mild-hybrid vehicle of this type, aided by its ability to run for a good amount of time with the engine turned off. Hybrid 3008s also sit in much lower insurance groups than electric models – 22 rather than 32. 

Servicing and warranty

Peugeot’s standard warranty lasts for three years from the date of first registration. There’s no mileage limit in the first two years but is capped at an overall 60,000 miles in the third. The hybrid model misses out on the firm’s more generous warranty for electric vehicles, however, as the e-3008 can be covered for up to eight years or 100,000 miles if it’s serviced at a Peugeot dealer. That’s because after every service, as part of its ‘Allure Care’ package, the warranty is extended for two years or 16,000 miles. 

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On the hybrid 3008, the service schedules are annually or 16,000 miles, whichever you get to sooner. At the time of writing, the cost of a service at a Peugeot dealer is £209 for an interim service and £259 for a major service.

Reliability

There are plenty of unknowns surrounding the reliability of the new Peugeot 3008, as it is the first car to use its new platform and uses a range of new technologies

Peugeot, and the wider Stellantis group (including Citroen, Fiat and Vauxhall, among others) have addressed one of the old 1.2-litre petrol engine’s weaknesses, however. Previously, this engine used a ‘wet belt’ system, where the timing belt is lubricated by the engine’s oil. It proved troublesome because if owners did not regularly check and top up their car’s oil, and stick to scheduled timing belt changes, the belt could disintegrate and cause significant engine damage. 

Stellantis has recently changed to a timing chain on its new 1.2-litre petrol engines – including on hybrid versions, such as the 3008 – to address the issue.