Where each one leads
Peugeot 2008
- New Peugeot 2008 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 103 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 143 for the Škoda Karoq in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Peugeot 2008 uses 6.8 l/100 km on the road, the Škoda Karoq 7.2.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Peugeot 2008 uses 5.3 l/100 km on the road, the Škoda Karoq 6.3.
Škoda Karoq
- Against cars of the same age, the Škoda Karoq comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 5% more often than average) than the Peugeot 2008 (passes 6% less often than average).
- Fewer Škoda Karoq cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.2% against 1.7%).
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
| Peugeot 2008 | Škoda Karoq | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 1,486,818 (2013–2022) | 385,001 (2017–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 204,553 | 96,747 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 78,457 | 19,581 |
| In traffic in Finland | 6,646 | 5,778 |
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
| Peugeot 2008 | Škoda Karoq | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 75% | 90% |
| … against cars of the same age | −6% | +5% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.7% | 1.2% |
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
| Peugeot 2008 | Škoda Karoq | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 6.8 l/100 km | 7.2 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 5.3 l/100 km | 6.3 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 | 143 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 89 kW (120 hp) | 106 kW (142 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,346 kg | 1,467 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €32,921 | €40,569 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 82,000 km | 98,000 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).