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Citroen C3 Aircross vs Peugeot 2008

Two small SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 5 like-for-like measures: the Citroen C3 Aircross leads on 1, the Peugeot 2008 on 1, 3 too close to call.

Where each one leads

Citroen C3 Aircross

  • Against cars of the same age, the Citroen C3 Aircross comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 1% more often than average) than the Peugeot 2008 (passes 6% less often than average).

Peugeot 2008

  • New Peugeot 2008 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 103 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 132 for the Citroen C3 Aircross in 2022.

Too close to call: dutch odometer readings judged illogical; real-world fuel use in Europe, petrol (l/100 km); real-world fuel use in Europe, diesel (l/100 km).

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Citroen C3 AircrossPeugeot 2008
New cars registered in Europe392,650 (2017–2022)1,486,818 (2013–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—204,553
On the road in the Netherlands14,71378,457
In traffic in Finland9086,646

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Citroen C3 AircrossPeugeot 2008
UK MOT first-time pass rate87%75%
… against cars of the same age+1%−6%
Illogical odometer records (NL)1.5%1.7%

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Fuel, emissions and price

Citroen C3 AircrossPeugeot 2008
Real-world use in Europe, petrol6.8 l/100 km6.8 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel5.2 l/100 km5.3 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—6.1 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe132 g/km103 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe85 kW (114 hp)89 kW (120 hp)
Average mass in running order1,275 kg1,346 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€31,504€32,921
Average odometer in Finland68,000 km82,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).