Peugeot owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA across 2 models. On average the car was 7.75 years old when the problem happened, and 12.5% of reports fall inside the first three years — while the factory warranty was still running.
What breaks on Peugeot
The systems Peugeot owners report most, and how often each failure ended in a crash.
| System | Complaints | Share of Peugeot | Ended in a crash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 33.3% | 0% | |
| Electrical System | 33.3% | 0% | |
| Seat Belts | 11.1% | 0% | |
| Power Train | 11.1% | 0% | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 11.1% | 0% |
When Peugeot problems show up
| Measure | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Average age at failure | 7.75 years | How old the car was when the problem happened |
| Reported inside 3 years | 12.5% | Share of complaints filed while the factory warranty was likely still running |
| Complaints describing a crash | 0 | Of 9 total |
| Complaints describing a fire | 3 | Of 9 total |
A low average age does not automatically mean a fragile car: a brand with a young fleet on the road will always skew early. Read it next to the share reported inside three years.
Which Peugeot models draw the most complaints
Volume follows sales, so a bestseller will always top this list. The columns worth reading are age at failure and how many reports ended in a crash.
Peugeot complaints by model year
A bad generation shows up here as a block of years, not as a single spike. Recent years look quiet simply because those cars are young and still under warranty.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | — | — | |
| 1990 | — | — |
What Peugeot owners report
Grouped by the system owners named. Open any row for the full reports, in their own words — one per model so the same fault does not repeat.
Engine And Engine Cooling 3 Read
I purchased this used vehicle from a private party in new jersey. When I filed the forms to get a new hampshire title, it was discovered that the vehicle had been salvaged (which explains why I had so many subsequent problems). Do I have any legal recourse since the owner never disclosed this information? Please refer me to the appropriate organization. I am currently stationed out of the country so email contacts are best. Thank you! [email protected]
Electrical System 3
Detailed owner reports aren't available for this category.
Seat Belts 1 Read
Both driver and passenger safety belts do not retract when pulled from housing. *ak the consumer states that the seat belt's haven't been working since the purchase of the vehicle. The consumer has tried several times to have them repaired. There was a recall in 1996 in which she thought they would remedy the problem. The consumer would like the effectiveness of this recall, and said that the only reason she noticed the problem when placing an infant car seat in the passenger seat
Power Train 1
Detailed owner reports aren't available for this category.
Fuel System, Gasoline 1
Detailed owner reports aren't available for this category.
Unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA. Percentages are shares of all 9 Peugeot complaints.
Peugeot against the rest
| Measure | Where Peugeot sits | Out of |
|---|---|---|
| By complaint volume | #0 | 29 brands with 3,000+ complaints |
| By age at failure (later is better) | #0 | 29 brands |
| Complaints ending in a crash | 0% | across all 9 reports |
Ranking by volume says more about how many cars a brand sells than about how they hold up. Age at failure is the fairer of the two.
Compare Peugeot with the rest
Peugeot problems by model
2 Peugeot models have owner complaints on file. Pick one for its worst years, failing systems and what owners actually wrote.
Owners reported these. Find out if yours is one of them.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
How reliable is Peugeot?
Owners have filed 9 complaints across 2 Peugeot models. On its own that number reflects how many Peugeot cars are on the road — compare the average age at failure (7.75 years) instead.
What breaks most often on a Peugeot?
The most reported system is Engine And Engine Cooling with 3 complaints.
Do Peugeot problems show up under warranty?
12.5% of Peugeot complaints describe something that happened in the first three years, while the factory warranty was likely still running.
Which Peugeot model has the most complaints?
See the model list above — each card shows its complaint count, and the model page breaks it down by year and by system.