Peugeot · Mk2 · 2019–2025
208buyer's guide
10 known faults — inspection procedures and real repair costs.
The Mk2 Peugeot "208" is one of the highest-demand used small cars in Europe, available in petrol, diesel and full-electric form. That breadth of choice hides real variation in risk: the 1.2 PureTech petrol carries a well-documented wet-belt degradation issue that has caught out thousands of buyers, oil consumption on higher-mileage examples is a direct warning sign for internal wear, and the e-208's traction battery and charging systems need a specific scan that many general OBD tools miss entirely.
This guide covers ten documented issues: 1.2 PureTech wet-belt degradation, oil consumption or low oil pressure warning, EAT8 automatic hesitation, e-208 charging or traction battery warning, infotainment/i-Cockpit fault, ADAS camera/radar calibration, front suspension knocks, brake corrosion, coolant leak, and recall/software campaign status. Each fault has a field check and a real repair-cost range.
The right Mk2 "208" — later build date, wet-belt replaced, full service history, clean scan across all modules — is a strong used buy. This guide gives you the twenty-minute process to know which one you are looking at.
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