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Before you buy a used Peugeot 308 (II).

2013–2021 · Petrol / Diesel · 5 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

Peugeot 308 (II), real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

All versions

Sheets the catalogue links to all 5 of its engines.

  • EAT6/EAT8 jerking and torque converterAutomatic gearbox
    Period mentioned
    2013–2026
    Mileage mentioned
    The sheet does not mention a mileage.

    Applies if: Only if fitted with the automatic gearbox described in the record.

1.2 PureTech

Petrol

1.6 THP

Petrol

These also apply, described above: Rear cross-member squeak on the Peugeot 308 II

1.6 HDi

Diesel

These also apply, described above: Rear cross-member squeak on the Peugeot 308 II

1.6 / 2.0 BlueHDi

Diesel

These also apply, described above: Rear cross-member squeak on the Peugeot 308 II

1.5 BlueHDi (desde 2017)

Diesel

These also apply, described above: AdBlue system failure (start countdown)

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Peugeot 308 (II)
EngineDocumented faults
1.2 PureTechPetrol32 with conditions
1.6 THPPetrol32 with conditions
1.6 HDiDiesel32 with conditions
1.6 / 2.0 BlueHDiDiesel32 with conditions
1.5 BlueHDi (desde 2017)Diesel31 with conditions

According to the data we have, all its engines have the same number of documented faults.

By fuel type, the one with the fewest documented faults is: Petrol.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

We have no official recalls on record for this model. Our list is not complete: ask anyway, with the chassis number.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official Peugeot dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.

On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

0 of 7 checked

Timing / lubrication

  • Look out for: Oil pressure warning, hard brake pedal or reduced assistance, oil consumption, blue smoke, squeal at the front of the engine, turbo whistles or loses power.

    Ask them to check: Measure the belt through the oil filler opening with the manufacturer's tool. Confirm whether the vacuum pump campaign was done.

Timing system

  • Look out for: Metallic rattle for several seconds after a cold start; engine light for timing deviation.

    Ask them to check: Listen to a cold start and check whether the chain was replaced with the revised parts.

  • Look out for: Rattle from the top of the engine, loss of power; in severe cases the chain breaks and the engine fails.

    Ask them to check: Ask the dealer whether the car is in the campaign (free inspection and replacement if needed) and whether the 8 mm chain is fitted.

Turbo / injection

  • Look out for: Loud turbo whistle, power loss, blue or black smoke, oil that gets dirty very quickly. Before the failure, often a puffing or ticking from the cylinder head and an exhaust smell from an injector.

    Ask them to check: Check injector bolt torque and carbon at their base, the turbo banjo bolt and the sump strainer.

Exhaust and emissions (AdBlue)

  • Look out for: Emission system fault message and a “starting impossible in X km” countdown, AdBlue/UREA warning and engine light.

    Ask them to check: Diagnose with Diagbox or equivalent: AdBlue pressure, flow test and tank temperature.

Automatic gearbox

  • Look out for: Hesitation or a jolt between 1st and 2nd, torque converter shudder in traffic, harsh or delayed shifts and a gearbox fault warning, especially on 2017–2019 3008s.

    Ask them to check: Check oil level and condition, update the gearbox software at the dealer and, after an oil change, record it with DiagBox and reset the adaptations.

Suspension and steering

  • Look out for: Squeak from the rear axle on uneven roads or when the car's weight shifts in bends; it gets worse with mileage. A knock from the rear can also come from the silencer's rubber mount (cars built up to 9/10/2016).

    Ask them to check: Tell the garage when it squeaks (bumps, bends) and ask about the technical note on the cross-member; also have the silencer's rubber mount checked.

OBD codes worth looking for

If they let you read the fault memory with an OBD reader, these are the codes mentioned in this model's sheets:

P0016

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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