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CarsLore / Compare / Small SUVs / Countryman vs 3008

MINI Countryman vs Peugeot 3008

Two small SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 6 like-for-like measures: the MINI Countryman leads on 2, the Peugeot 3008 on 3, 1 too close to call.

Where each one leads

MINI Countryman

  • Against cars of the same age, the MINI Countryman comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 8% more often than average) than the Peugeot 3008 (passes 7% less often than average).
  • Fewer MINI Countryman cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.3% against 2.3%).

Peugeot 3008

  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Peugeot 3008 uses 7.5 l/100 km on the road, the MINI Countryman 8.2.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Peugeot 3008 uses 6.0 l/100 km on the road, the MINI Countryman 6.4.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol hybrid Peugeot 3008 uses 6.8 l/100 km on the road, the MINI Countryman 7.4.

Too close to call: official CO₂ of new cars in Europe (g/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

MINI CountrymanPeugeot 3008
Model years in the US safety record2014–2025—
New cars registered in Europe215,146 (2010–2022)1,478,266 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom156,275180,931
On the road in the Netherlands21,54648,447
In traffic in Finland1,6587,138

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

MINI CountrymanPeugeot 3008
UK MOT first-time pass rate86%72%
… against cars of the same age+8%−7%
New York safety inspections failed0.8%—
… against cars of the same year−35%—
Illogical odometer records (NL)1.3%2.3%
US owner complaints104—
Most complaints aboutElectrical system—
Model year with most complaints2025 (18)—
US recall campaigns7—
Manufacturer service bulletins166—

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

MINI CountrymanPeugeot 3008
Real-world use in Europe, petrol8.2 l/100 km7.5 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel6.4 l/100 km6.0 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid7.4 l/100 km6.8 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid5.9 l/100 km—
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe109 g/km111 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe105 kW (141 hp)106 kW (143 hp)
Average mass in running order1,638 kg1,566 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€49,904€38,879
Average odometer in Finland83,000 km134,000 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).