Where each one leads
Peugeot 3008
- Fewer Peugeot 3008 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (2.3% against 6.5%).
- New Peugeot 3008 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 111 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 176 for the Subaru Impreza in 2022.
Subaru Impreza
- Against cars of the same age, the Subaru Impreza comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 23% more often than average) than the Peugeot 3008 (passes 7% less often than average).
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 3008 | Subaru Impreza | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | — | 1990–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 1,478,266 (2010–2022) | 23,121 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 180,931 | 12,010 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 48,447 | 3,139 |
| In traffic in Finland | 7,138 | 1,197 |
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 3008 | Subaru Impreza | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 72% | 73% |
| … against cars of the same age | −7% | +23% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 2.0% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | +17% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.3% | 6.5% |
| US owner complaints | — | 2,654 |
| Most complaints about | — | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | — | 2002 (292) |
| US recall campaigns | — | 53 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | — | 5,630 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 23 |
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).
Safety
| Peugeot 3008 | Subaru Impreza | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Peugeot 3008 | Subaru Impreza | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 8.0 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 6.0 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 7.5 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 6.8 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 111 g/km | 176 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 106 kW (143 hp) | 95 kW (128 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,566 kg | 1,515 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €38,879 | €31,740 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 134,000 km | 211,000 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).