Where each one leads
Fiat 500L
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Fiat 500L uses 5.6 l/100 km on the road, the Peugeot 3008 6.0.
Peugeot 3008
- New Peugeot 3008 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 111 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 149 for the Fiat 500L in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Peugeot 3008 uses 7.5 l/100 km on the road, the Fiat 500L 7.7.
Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age; 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
| Fiat 500L | Peugeot 3008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2014–2017 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 537,381 (2011–2022) | 1,478,266 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 16,946 | 180,931 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 5,853 | 48,447 |
| In traffic in Finland | 197 | 7,138 |
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
| Fiat 500L | Peugeot 3008 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 66% | 72% |
| … against cars of the same age | −8% | −7% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 3.1% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +40% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| US owner complaints | 209 | — |
| Most complaints about | Power train | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2014 (183) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 4 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 231 | — |
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
| Fiat 500L | Peugeot 3008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.4 l/100 km (2020) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 7.7 l/100 km | 7.5 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 5.6 l/100 km | 6.0 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 6.8 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 149 g/km | 111 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 70 kW (94 hp) | 106 kW (143 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,409 kg | 1,566 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €25,085 | €38,879 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 144,000 km | 134,000 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).