Where each one leads
Peugeot Boxer
- Against cars of the same age, the Peugeot Boxer comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 10% more often than average) than the Volkswagen Crafter (passes 1% less often than average).
- New Peugeot Boxer cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 240 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 261 for the Volkswagen Crafter in 2022.
Volkswagen Crafter
- Fewer Volkswagen Crafter cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (6.8% against 7.2%).
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 Boxer | Volkswagen Crafter | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 12,214 (2010–2022) | 10,349 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 2,118 | 588 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 3,184 | 3,909 |
| In traffic in Finland | 503 | 2,053 |
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 Boxer | Volkswagen Crafter | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 74% | 70% |
| … against cars of the same age | +10% | −1% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 7.2% | 6.8% |
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 Boxer | Volkswagen Crafter | |
|---|---|---|
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 240 g/km | 261 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 111 kW (149 hp) | 118 kW (158 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,117 kg | 2,642 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €44,216 | €63,571 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 235,000 km | 212,000 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).
