Where each one leads
Fiat 500X
- Against cars of the same age, the Fiat 500X comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 1% less often than average) than the Peugeot 2008 (passes 6% less often than average).
Peugeot 2008
- Fewer Peugeot 2008 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.7% against 1.9%).
- New Peugeot 2008 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 103 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 134 for the Fiat 500X in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Peugeot 2008 uses 5.3 l/100 km on the road, the Fiat 500X 5.5.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Peugeot 2008 uses 6.8 l/100 km on the road, the Fiat 500X 7.6.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol hybrid Peugeot 2008 uses 6.1 l/100 km on the road, the Fiat 500X 6.4.
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 500X | Peugeot 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2016–2023 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 590,708 (2014–2022) | 1,486,818 (2013–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 10,887 | 204,553 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 6,916 | 78,457 |
| In traffic in Finland | 216 | 6,646 |
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
| Fiat 500X | Peugeot 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 79% | 75% |
| … against cars of the same age | −1% | −6% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.9% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +6% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| US owner complaints | 187 | — |
| Most complaints about | Engine | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2016 (154) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 676 | — |
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 500X | Peugeot 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.1 l/100 km (2023) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 5.5 l/100 km | 5.3 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 7.6 l/100 km | 6.8 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 6.4 l/100 km | 6.1 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 134 g/km | 103 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 87 kW (116 hp) | 89 kW (120 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,422 kg | 1,346 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €31,130 | €32,921 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 96,000 km | 82,000 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).