Where each one leads
Ford B-Max
- Against cars of the same age, the Ford B-Max 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 2.3%).
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
| Ford B-Max | Peugeot 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 266,398 (2012–2020) | 1,486,818 (2013–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 52,130 | 204,553 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 11,315 | 78,457 |
| In traffic in Finland | 930 | 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
| Ford B-Max | Peugeot 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 72% | 75% |
| … against cars of the same age | −1% | −6% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.3% | 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
| Ford B-Max | Peugeot 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 6.8 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 5.3 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 6.1 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 103 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 55 kW (74 hp) | 89 kW (120 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,307 kg | 1,346 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €23,689 | €32,921 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 128,000 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).