All generations and engines together · 137,012 MOT tests in the 2025 data · typical mileage at age 7: 62k
Worse than most small SUVs, by age and by mileage. Watch suspension and lights & electrics. A used buy worth some caution. Check the MOT history for repeating suspension advisories before you go.
Split by first-registration year. Cars registered in a changeover year can belong to either generation.
Owner folklore from forums and the motoring press, with how well each report stands up. Most of it never shows up in an MOT, which is why this section exists at all.
The three-cylinder 1.2 PureTech turbo petrol, fitted across the Mk2 3008 range from 2016, has a track record of timing chain wear on early units, with debris finding its way into the oil pump pickup and bringing up an oil pressure warning. Honest John's owner reports on the 3008 include oil pump pressure failures and heavy oil consumption on 2017-plated cars, and independent inspection write-ups flag chain wear specifically on early Mk2 3008 PureTech 130 engines, noting the problem eased on cars built from around 2017-18 onward. A full engine rebuild after a failure can run into several thousand pounds; a timing chain kit done in time is £800-1,800.
Automatic 3008s use PSA's Aisin-sourced EAT6, or the later EAT8, torque-converter gearbox, and transmission specialists report harsh 2-3 upshifts, a jerk when selecting Drive, and the box dropping into limp mode, often blamed on old fluid and outdated software rather than a fundamentally weak unit. Complaints tend to surface from around 50,000-80,000 miles. A fluid and filter service or a software update sometimes clears it; a mechatronic unit or valve body repair runs into four figures. Manual 3008s aren't affected.
Diesel 3008s (HDi and BlueHDi) get clogged EGR valves and blocked DPFs on cars that mostly do short trips, bringing up warning lights, rough running and reduced power. One owner's 1.6 HDi needed a new DPF, injectors and sensors chasing a persistent DPF ash-accumulation fault code before the real cause, a missed ECU reset after a previous repair, was found. AdBlue warning lights appearing despite a full tank are a separate recurring complaint on later BlueHDi cars, usually traced to a sensor or cured with a software update. Regular motorway running keeps the DPF clear; a clean or replacement runs from a couple of hundred pounds up to £1,000-plus.
The touchscreen and digital instrument cluster, shared with the closely related 5008, has a habit of going blank or freezing mid-drive, usually cleared with a hard reboot (stop the car, switch off, switch back on), and wireless Android Auto or CarPlay connections are reported to drop out unexpectedly on a run. Owners also mention general dashboard warning-light glitches. There's no single acknowledged fix; dealers tend to reset or update the software case by case rather than replace the unit.
Owners report creaks and clonks from the front end, usually pinned on top mounts, drop links or wishbone bushes, worse over rough roads and at low speed with the wheel turned. This lines up with the measured MOT data for the 3008, where the leading recorded defect is a worn suspension pin, bush or joint, so the noise heard on a test drive is often the same wear that later shows up as an advisory or fail. Individual parts are cheap, drop links run £30-80, but labour adds up if several wear together at once.
Ranked from this model’s own MOT record, then from what owners report.
Saveable checklistThe physical checks its own defect data says are worth your time, most telling first.
These judge the seller’s upkeep rather than the model, and they are where the haggling money is.
The physical checks its own defect data says are worth your time, most telling first.
These judge the seller’s upkeep rather than the model, and they are where the haggling money is.
The physical checks its own defect data says are worth your time, most telling first.
These judge the seller’s upkeep rather than the model, and they are where the haggling money is.
Drawn from the reports above rather than the MOT data. These are the model-specific ones.
Computed from DVSA MOT results, all of Great Britain, 2025. Nothing here is opinion.
Share of tests where each item was recorded. The dark tick is the class average across all tracked models; bars are scaled within each group.
The rows that judge the model rather than its keeper. 53,311 tests in this band.
Tyres, pads and stone chips say more about how the car was driven and maintained than about how it was built.
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