Where each one leads
Citroen C4 Cactus
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Peugeot 208
- Against cars of the same age, the Peugeot 208 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 4% less often than average) than the Citroen C4 Cactus (passes 9% less often than average).
- New Peugeot 208 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 91 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 127 for the Citroen C4 Cactus in 2021.
Too close to call: dutch odometer readings judged illogical.
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 C4 Cactus | Peugeot 208 | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 314,342 (2014–2021) | 2,400,723 (2011–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 263,505 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 17,687 | 113,257 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,253 | 7,028 |
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 C4 Cactus | Peugeot 208 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 76% | 73% |
| … against cars of the same age | −9% | −4% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
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 C4 Cactus | Peugeot 208 | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 6.2 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 4.8 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 5.8 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 127 g/km | 91 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 79 kW (107 hp) | 73 kW (98 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,162 kg | 1,220 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €23,901 | €20,741 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 104,000 km | 89,000 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).