14-5-2016: Report of loss of gas from aircon of 2014 Peugeot 308 at 19k miles. Pump making a whirring noise and not blowing cold. Peugeot dealer sent it for a regas at £60 and advised it would need one every 2 years at a full cost of £290. New R1234YF gas. Not R134a. Suspect a stoned condenser.
28-5-2016: Another report of loss of R1234YF refrigerant from 2014 Peugeot 308 and an expensive bill to re-gas at a specialist as very few have the equipment to regas with R1234YF.
25-7-2016: 3rd report of loss of R1234YF refrigerant from 2014 Peugeot 308. Peugeot dealer agreed to undertake a diagnostic investigation under the warranty but, if the gas needs replacing, they will charge £150 for the refill. Reader puzzled why chain service centres can replace a/c for 1/3 of the price but not on 308. Reason is the expensive new R1234YF gas.
27-7-2016: Complaint of inaccurate and poor satnav instructions in new 308SW.
25-4-2017: Report of rattle from back axle of two year old (2015) Peugeot 308 with 10,000 miles. Garage informed owner that this is a known fault. They stopped the rattle by fitting a modification kit and owner was advised that modified rear axles are being produced and this will replace the existing one when they are available.
14-9-2017: Report that problems with 2015 Peugeot 308 (1.6 or 2.0) HDI GT Line have included a collapsed AdBlue tank requiring a one week repair, now two urgent safety recalls: one concverning the starter motor (see Recalls) and the other the accessory drivebelt (TSB). Owner also complained of being asked £450 for a standard service.
15-11-2017: Front damper failure reported on 2015 Peugeot 308 GT Line at 24,000 miles. Front pair replaced under warranty by Peugeot dealer.
18-4-2018: Report of "horrendous metal grating noise" from rear of 2015 Peugeot 308 2.0HDI Allure Blu, 2 months out of warranty at 30k miles. Dealer thinks it's the rear axle? Mechanic said a known problem and also that the car was driveable.
28-4-2018: Report of creaking from rear suspension of 2015 Peugeot 308 bought in January 2018 with just 4,800 miles. Dealer told owner that these cars are fitted with defective rear beams, and they would have to drill holes in it and fill with expanding foam. Also admitted that Peugeot are still using these parts in new cars. The repair didn't work, also noticed a groaning bearing in transmission, when in reverse. The car came with 12 months warranty.
12-7-2018: Report of problem with fuel supply of 2015 Peugeot 308 1.2 PureTech e-THP 130 EAT6 Auto Start/Stop Allure. Probably a failing fuel tank lifter pump, its eart or fuel take lifter pump relay, or its earth.
17-8-2018: Report of a/c condenser failure on 2014 Peugeot 308 very soon after a £150 R1234YF refrigerant re-gas. Since this is a known weakness, Peugeot will supply a new condenser FoC, but wants £190 to fit it and the cost of an R1234YF regas has now risen to £220. Condensers are on 'back order'. This helps explain the a/c problems reported on 14-5-2016, 28-5-2016 and 25-7-2016, all on 2014 Peugeot 308s.
13-9-2018: Report of hairline cracks appearing in the back axle of a 2015/65 Peugeot 308. Local garage traced it to a cracked faulty weld on the rear axle.
30-10-2018: Complaint of clutch slip in Peugeot 308 1.2 Puretech at 34,000 miles. Reported at 3 year service and dealer replaced the clutch slave cylinder but not the clutch and dual mass flywheel, so the clutch continued to slip.
20-11-2018: Complaint about 2016 Peugeot 308 GT Line SW 2.0 Blue HDI, bought used in 2017, and now at 22k miles performing spurious emergency stops. The 2016 model did not have active cruise control or collision detection fitted. The GT Line did not get "Driver Assistance Pack of Dynamic Cruise Control, Emergency Collision Alert and Emergency Collision Braking System" until the 2017 revamp. Owner reported the issue to the DVSA and the dealer agreed to buy the car back at market value.
12-2-2019: Depending on the age of the car a 1.2 Puretech might be due a software update for the engine ecu. There's has been a software update campaign for the older Puretech 130s that Peugeot / Citroen main dealers will carry out when you take the car in for a service / other work.
29-3-2019: Strange problem reported with used 2015/65 Peugeot 308 1.2 Puretech 130 SW at 49,000 miles. The STOP warning flashed up, so owner stopped the car, phoned the supplying Peugeot dealer and arranged for Peugeot Assistance to transport the car back to them. They told him that the problem occurred because petrol overflowed from the fuel tank into the adjacent vapour tank to the point of filling it, and that the warranty company won't cover it because Peugeot has made modifications. The dealer contacted Peugeot direct, and Peugeot said they will pay 50% of the repair costs, leaving the owner with a bill of "only" £600.
12-5-2019: Report of spark plug breaking in engine of March 2016 Peugeot 308 1.2 Puretech, 2 months out of warranty, initially causing a misfire but potentially wrecking the engine. (Same thing has been reported in 208 and 2008 1.2 Puretechs.)
30-5-2019: Report of total engine failure of 2015 Peugeot 308 1.2 Puretech at 35,000 miles. Car was bought used in February 2018. W arning flashed up saying fault with engine please repair. Then, 5 minutes later, fault with engine stopping vehicle. Then oil pressure fault repair vehicle. Owner took it to a garage who serviced it, changed the oil and oil pressure switch which didn’t work. On further inspection they discovered the crankshaft has disintegrated and all of the bits of metal had gone into the oil sump. They advised it will need a whole new engine block. It had been serviced by Peugeot at 12k miles and 20k miles, so was overdue a service. We suspect this was caused by a spark plug breaking up and that these would have been changed at a 3rd Peugeot service.
18-6-2019: Report of problems with 308 1.2 Puretech 110 SW still under warranty. Engine warning light came on 4 times in the last 2 months. Went out next morning after not running overnight. Owner took it to a French dealer under warranty and doesn’t know what they did but they said 1 exhaust valve is the problem. They contacted Peugeot who advised a fix. They mentioned the timing and the cam, but it only took 90 minutes to carry out the work. If it lights up again owner to take it back. They wouldn’t give him a copy of the paperwork but did it under warranty.
18-8-2019: Report of intermittent loss of sound from radio, parking sensors, sat-nav: everything else working OK on 2015 Peugept 308GT now at 38,000 miles. Loses sound after switch off, not during a journey: can be off for a day or two or a few hours, then comes back on after a start-up. While the car was under warranty the dealership tried to solve the problem and has tried since the warranty ended, without being able to find the cause. It has occurred 10 times since the car was new. Owner has written to Peugeot Customer Services twice and all they suggest is taking it back to the dealership and maybe the dealership contacting the French operation. Dealership had not come across the problem before and is reluctant to try the French approach. We think probably a poor contact or poor earth somewhere in the infotainment system circuitry due to the type of solder used.
10-9-2019: Report of timing belt failure in 2014 Peugeot 308 1.2 Puretech E-THP at 33,782 miles in April 2019. Peugeot dealer who sold the car to the owner in 2017 refused to provide service history and details of any work carried out prior to the sale, citing GDPR (that only actually forbids the dissemination of personal details, not a vehicle repair record). Car took a month to repair with a fresh timing belt. On 20-6-2019 car underwnet an annual service. Various items flagged up were attended to including “slight bearing noise with a/c on, suspect a/c pump…. Due 20 Sep 2019”. Then on 23-7-2019 car broke down and was found to have a snapped crankshaft.
19-9-2019: Problems with 2014 Peugeot 308 SW 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Allure Estate Manual have included: New engine and clutch in June 2019. New front brake pads and discs in August 2019. Now the ADBLUE sensor has failed at considerable cost. £6,000 spent on repairs already since June 2019.
7-10-2019: Report of intermittently squealing front brakes on 2016 ex-demonstrator Peugerot 308GTI. Extended warranty insurer refuses to fix under warranty. peugeot refuses any goodwill because the dealer cannot experience the squealing. We recomended him to write a letter to the dealer principal of the supplying dealership complaining that he has alerted the dealership to a known fault that he is experiencing with the brakes and stating that, if the dealer does not attend to it, he, or his bereaved family in the worst case, will hold the dealer fully responsible. Send this letter by post office special delivery, keep a copy, check that it was delivered, print out a copy of the delivered certificate and staple the certificates to the copy of your letter so it becomes a matter of record for the courts should this ever be required.
4-12-2019: Report of 85k mile 2014/64 Peugeot 308 SW petrol engine using up to litre of oil every 1,000 miles.
7-1-2020: Report of strange problem with 1.2 Puretech 130 engine of used-purchased ex-Motability 2016 Peugeot 308SW at 24,000 miles. Dash diplay warned of an ‘Engine Fault’, but car showed no change in performance. Owner's "personan mechanic" could not identify it, so owner took it to Peugeot dealer who found 2 codes (P1032 66 & P3060 66) on the diagnostic computer and stated that the car needed a new engine. By then the car was 6 weeks out of warranty and Peugeot would not assist with the replacement of the engine. They claimed the wrong engine oil had been used which invalidated any warranty. However, the Service History shows the car had been correctly serviced by an authorised Peugeot dealer. 6 months and and 5,000 miles later, owner is still driving the car with no obvious deteriation of performance and he has not been offered any sort of solution to the problem from either the Peugeot dealer or Peugeot. We suspect that degradation of the timing belt has been diagnosed.
14-3-2020: Problem with 1.2 Puretech 130 engine first reported 7-1-2020 leading to fault codes P1032 66 & P3060 66 finally diagnosed as carbon on the valves. Cleaned off by a special machine at a cost to the owner of £1100.
22-4-2014: R/2014/046 Peugeot 308. The front suspension wishbone mounting bolts might not have been manufactured to the correct specification potentially causing a risk of these parts breaking. Broken mounting bolts can be noticed by the driver through noises and poor directional control.
26-5-2015: R/2015/100 Peugeot 308. Build dates 18-7-2013 to 2-12-2014: VIN: VF3******DS126816 to VF3******ES285940: The fixing bolts of the front suspension wishbones may not be to the correct specification. This could lead to the bolts failing and the security of the wishbones being compromised. If this occurs, there is a possibility that the directional control of the vehicle could be adversely affected. Remedy: Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace all the fixing bolts of the front suspension wishbones.
14-7-2016 R/2016/160: Peugeot 208, 2008 and 308: FUEL MAY LEAK. The fuel injectors supply rail could develop a leak over a period of time leading to a drop in fuel pressure in the injector supply rail which can affect the operation of the stop start system. In some extreme cases the engine might not restart and a spray of petrol under the bonnet may occur which is a fire risk. Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and check the fuel injector supply rail. Where necessary replace the fuel injector supply rail. VINS: VF3******ES138371 to VF3******ES137145. Build dates: 15-1-2014 to 12-6-2014.
24-04-2017: R/2017/140: STARTER MOTOR MAY NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. A possible nonconformity of an internal component of the starter motor relay could affect the control of the starter motor. This could adversely affect the starting operation and damage the starter motor due to overheating and in extreme cases there is a risk of fire. Fix: On affected vehicles check and where necessary replace the starter motor relay. VINS: VF3******GT174225 to VF3******GS210463; VF3******GT174225 to VF3******GS210463; VF3******GT174225 to VF3******GS210463; VF3******GT174225 to VF3******GS210463; VF3******GT174225 to VF3******GS210463; VF3******GT174225 to VF3******GS210463; VF3******GT174225 to VF3******GS210463. Build dates: 15-05-2016 to 12-10-2016.
06-07-2017: R/2017/215: STARTER SUPPLY WIRE MAY CHAFE. The positioning of the starter motor supply terminal may not conform to specification. Contact with a neighbouring component could cause a short circuit. Fix: On affected vehicles, check the position of the terminal and where necessary reposition. Replace damaged components if necessary. VIN: VF3******ES298410 to VF3******EL030490; VF3******ES298410 to VF3******EL030490; VF3******ES298410 to VF3******EL030490; VF3******ES298410 to VF3******EL030490. Build dates: 02-10-2013 to 04-04-2017.
10-05-2018: Some 308 models built in November 2017 recalled over a faulty ECU which could lead to airbags not being deployed in the event of a collision. Peugeot changing the ECU in all affected vehicles as a precaution.
29-05-2019: R/2019/136: A plastic component inside the exhaust line could under certain conditions damage the diesel particle filter (DPF). Affects cars sold between October 2016 and June 2018.
3-6-2019: Report of (same engine) 2017/67 Citroen C4 1.3 Puretech 130 EAT6 auto being recalled for a "quality recall Software Download reference code GNK." GNK is that it is a quality campaign, and not a recall (as it is described by the customer)…which is why they “can’t find anything about this on the internet.” On the affected vehicles, the engine management ECU software may not be correct to specification. The upgrades relate mainly to injection tuning, ignition advance, timing management and knock prevention. This campaign consists of downloading the latest version of the engine management software.
May 2013
First images of 308 revealed
The front is dominated by an evolutionary reinterpretation of the brand’s ‘floating’ front grille, and by the strong lighting signature. Slim full-LED headlamps are standard on the majority of trim levels and a world-first in the segment. The high quality of design continues at the rear, with the three Peugeot (lion) ‘claws’ drawn by the rear LED lamps.
Peugeot’s design and engineering teams have developed the interior of the New 308 around the concept of the i-cockpit. Everything is arranged for an experience that is intuitive, relaxing the driver to focus entirely on the road ahead. The compact steering wheel and head-up instrument layout mean that information can be clearly read easily and safely, looking over rather than through the wheel.
The highlight of the New 308’s generously spaced cabin is the 9.7-inch touch-screen interface, which removes much of the need for physical buttons and switches. Setting a new size standard for the class, it brings together many of the infotainment controls in one place, for ease of use and to create a contemporary and uncluttered cabin.
October 2013
Prices and specifications announced
The new 308 is now available to order with the announcement of full pricing and specifications, in readiness for the UK launch and first customer deliveries on 4 January 2014.
The pricing and specification of the New 308 builds on the product values: a stylish design, impressive driving experience, class-leading efficiency and built to high-standards with high-quality materials, but does so in ways that also enhance the delights of ownership and the stress-free driving experience.
The new 308 UK range has four trim levels, designated: Access, Active, Allure and Feline, each one with compelling features and competitively priced.
A full range of petrol and diesel engines is available from launch, and notably includes the accomplished 1.6-litre HDi 120 with CO2 from 82g/km. The arrival of the new 308 helps further enhance the Peugeot brand’s environmental commitment to low CO2motoring which is already second to none, and by May 2013 average emissions across the range were just 116.3g/km.
From launch the new 308 will be available with five petrol and HDi diesel engines, all offering class-leading fuel economy and low CO2 emissions. The highlight for environmentally aware drivers will be the 1.6-litre HDi 92, which hasemissions of just 93g/km.
In Spring 2014 the 308 was the first Peugeot car to benefit from an innovative three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine - the 1.2-litre e-THP with a choice of 110PS or 130PS. Also available is a BlueHDi models, including a segment-leading engine with emissions of just 82g/km, plus next generation six-speed automatic gearboxes. The Aisin Warner EAT6 6-speed torque converter auto can also be ordered with the 1.2 e-THP Puretech 130 petrol engine that has 230Nm of torque.
September 2014
Peugeot 308 GT launched
The sporty version of the 308 gets changes such as the Peugeot lion emblem moved from the bonnet’s leading edge to the front grille, with three horizontal blades on either side. For optimum vision in all circumstances, the 308 GT has been fitted with top-of-the-range headlights made up of 62 LEDs.
Ride height has been lowered by 7mm at the front and 10mm at the rear for a more dynamic drive. The revised suspension is mated to a choice of high-performance engines, one petrol and one diesel, that already meet stringent Euro 6 emissions standards.
The four-cylinder 1.6-litre THP 205 Stop&Start petrol engine is specified with a six-speed manual gearbox to make the most of its 285Nm of torque, available between 1750 and 4500rpm. CO2 is 130g/km and official economy 50.4mpg.
Alongside this is a 2.0-litre BlueHDi. It delivers its maximum power of 180PS at 3750rpm and its maximum torque of 400Nm at 2000rpm. CO2emissions are 103g/km, equal to fuel consumption of 70.6 mpg.
June 2017
Peugeot 308 range comprehensively revamped for 2017/2017 with a new 1.5 litre 130PS EU6c BlueHDI engine, an EU6c 1.2 Puretech 130 petrol engine with gasoline particulate filter and an 8-speed EAT8 automatic transmission for the 2.0 litre BlueHDI 180, also EU6c. All 308 diesel engines now have AdBlue fillers under the fuel flaps.
June 2020
Peugeot 308 updated
A new Vertigo Blue colour and two new alloy wheels will be available, while inside, the dashboard is equipped with a 100% digital Peugeot i-Cockpit® as well as a capacitive central screen with a "gloss" finish. In addition, the Peugeot 308 offers the latest petrol and diesel engines and a range of driving aids. Three main trim levels are available, with an additional set of equipment on offer via the ‘Premium’ derivatives.
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Quiet and refined. Big improvement in quality over previous 308. Impressive 1.2 Puretech petrol engines. Five star Euro NCAP rating. European car of the year 2014.
Clunky manual gear change. Not much rear seat legroom.
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