Peugeot 3008 Review & Prices

The Peugeot 3008 is one of the most striking-looking SUVs you can buy. With its sharp lines, sloping roofline and intricate details, it makes alternative SUVs look staid by comparison - though those supermodel looks come with some practicality concessions, and it’s not as good to drive as the competition.

It’s like a cup of posh coffee from a French cafe, versus a mug of Nescafe. You’ll feel a bit fancier drinking the former, but both do ostensibly serve the same purpose - and the Nescafe does so with a bit less fuss.

Other sharp-looking SUV alternatives include the Toyota C-HR, Renault Rafale and Cupra Formentor - but you might also consider some more traditional family SUVs such as the Volkswagen Tiguan, Citroen C5 Aircross or Kia Sportage. You might also consider the Peugeot E-3008, the all-electric version of this car.

The 3008 looks like nothing else on the road. It’s a bizarre concoction with styling cues from SUVs, coupes and some bits which look pure concept car. It all sort of works in an unconventional way. The front is dominated by the full-width grille that seems to fade out into the bodywork, plus three-claw LED daytime running lights, while at the rear you get a sporty roof spoiler and cliff-edge vertical tailgate.

It’s no more conventional inside either. The dashboard wraps around the driver, and where most manufacturers use plain black plastic Peugeot’s wrapped the whole affair in fabric instead. With sharp angles, lots of shiny trim and a huge 21.0-inch widescreen display, it feels more like a futuristic living room than it does a car interior.

You also get Peugeot’s i-Cockpit arrangement, which consists of a shrunken, squared-off steering wheel positioned low down, so you look at the driver display above it rather than through it. Usually this is quite a divisive arrangement, with some unable to get truly comfy and still able to see the dials - but it works better in the tall 3008 than it does in the lower, more cramped 208.

The infotainment screen is swish, clear and responsive, but the interface is a bit confusing - and there are very few physical controls. You do get Peugeot’s unique ‘i-Toggles’ - a thin letterbox-shaped touchscreen that holds customisable shortcut keys, a great way to personalise the car to your tastes.

The front seats are extremely comfortable, and on top-spec models will even massage you. At the back, there’s more headroom than you might expect for a car with such a dramatically sloping roof - but legroom is rather tight for what should be a family SUV. The boxier Peugeot 5008 is a better bet for family buyers - and even has seven seats.

The boot is a handy 520 litres, though, which is a great size - but boxier items are again impacted by that sloping roof. There’s lots of space under the parcel shelf, but if you’re going appliance shopping with the rear seats folded you’ll find there’s less space than in a Tiguan or Sportage.

Despite those rakish looks, the 3008 isn’t particularly sporty on the road. You get a choice of hybrid or plug-in hybrid engines, but neither gives the 3008 much of a turn of pace. In town, it’s easy to thread around tight city streets thanks to its darty steering - that small wheel is fun to flick around - and its soft suspension smoothes out battered roads with ease.

The engines do sound a bit gruff when you’re accelerating, though, and the hybrid system isn’t as seamless as you get in a Tiguan plug-in or a Toyota C-HR. You’ll notice the changeover if you’re getting up to motorway speeds - though once you’re there, it’s extremely comfortable and quite quiet. Twisty roads are best taken at a moderate speed because the body leans quite a lot in the bends.

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3008 prices start from a little over £35,000, which gets you the 1.2-litre self-charging hybrid in Allure trim. The plug-in hybrid model is about £5,000 more expensive, so you’ll need to be sure of big fuel or tax savings before it becomes a worthwhile investment.

All models get a reversing camera, keyless entry and start, climate control, privacy glass, wireless smartphone charging, LED lights and 19-inch alloy wheels. Stepping up to GT trim, for a little over £3,000 extra, gets you a powered tailgate, heated seats and steering wheel, ambient lighting and adaptive headlights.

The top-spec GT Premium trim costs just over £40,000 and gets massaging seats, a 360-degree camera and some extra driver assistance and safety kit.

The Toyota C-HR is much cheaper than the 3008 and has a better, more efficient hybrid system - but it’s a physically smaller car. The Kia Sportage is a much closer comparison for both hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants, coming in around £1,000 cheaper than the equivalent 3008. The Citroen C5 Aircross makes them both look quite pricey though, and actually shares its engines and chassis with the 3008.

Comfortable on the motorway but not as much fun as a Ford Kuga through the bends

In town

The 3008’s hybrid engine is a bit clunkier than the one you get on a Toyota C-HR - you notice the transition between petrol and electric power more in the Peugeot, and its six-speed gearbox lurches around a bit more than Toyota’s continuously variable transmission.

However, there’s plenty of get-up-and-go from low speeds thanks to the electric assistance, and in normal driving the whole set-up fares reasonably well. It’s certainly smoother than the old 3008 automatic was. The PHEV model is a bit smoother still, with more power and a useful 52 miles of electric-only range.

The 3008 rides over bumps well thanks to its soft suspension. It has an easier job here than the much heavier E-3008 does, but it’s not so softly sprung that you’ll find your head bobbling about on rough road surfaces. A Skoda Karoq does feel more tied-down, though.

On the motorway

The 3008 isn’t particularly rapid with either engine option equipped, and you will need to put your foot down quite a lot when you’re joining from a short sliproad or trying to rapidly overtake. There’s enough power that you don’t feel completely outclassed, but a Nissan Qashqai or Kia Sportage hybrid both feel more relaxed than the 3008 hybrid model at high speeds.

The Peugeot does win some more points back with its suspension, though, which makes short work of lumps and bumps on the motorway. It’s also very refined, provided the engine’s settled down to low revs - wind and road noise are both well-contained.

Assisted driving features present in the 3008 are good but not flawless - the adaptive cruise control can get spooked and has some phantom braking, but the lane-keeping aids are unobtrusive; they’re also easy to engage from buttons on the steering wheel.

On a twisty road

The 3008’s modest power output and soft suspension mean that it’s not really the most satisfying car to drive down a winding B-road. It’s safe and unflustered, but it leans quite a lot in the bends and the super-light steering - while very quick - doesn’t really match up in terms of feedback and accuracy.

It feels quite remote, where a Cupra Formentor or Renault Rafale make you feel a bit more connected to the road and are therefore more satisfying to drive quickly.

There is a ‘Sport’ driving mode, but this is limited to the throttle and gearbox responses as well as the steering weight - the 3008 doesn’t get adjustable suspension, so it still leans just as much in Sport mode. And the heavier steering feels unnatural, while the hyperactive gearbox just gets in the way. Better to leave it in ‘Normal’ mode and just take things a bit more gently.

Cabin storage is excellent, but the boot isn’t as big as you’ll find in other cars

If cabin storage is key then the Peugeot 3008 will appeal. There are loads of places to put things. Starting with the door bins, they’re an okay size but items will rattle around a lot because there’s no soft lining. That’s where the complaints end though, because there’s a pair of cupholders for your morning coffee and a big area under the armrest that can be chilled. Look under the screens and you’ll find another cubby hole, this one having a lovely soft-close cover. There’s also a pair of USB-A slots for charging mobile phones.

It’s spacious for people too, even though the dashboard and centre console rather wrap around you – it’s cosy more than cramped. Finding a good driving position is pretty easy, because although the steering wheel doesn’t move much, the seat has a lot of adjustability to compensate. If you’ve encountered issues with the wheel blocking the instrument screen in other Peugeots, the 3008’s layout does a good job of minimising this issue.

Space in the back seats

Space in the back is a bit limited. Headroom is better than you might expect, considering the sloping roof, but with a six-foot driver or front passenger installed there's precious little rear legroom. The floor is quite high, too, meaning your thighs don't really rest on the seat cushion, which can be tiresome on long journeys.

You also get fewer storage areas in the back seats compared with up front. The door bins will hold a small bottle, and there are no USB slots at all.

The doors open nice and wind, but fitting a child seat isn't that easy just because of the limited space on offer. It can be a bit tricky to find the ISOFIX mounting points too, because they’re hidden behind zips in the fabric.

Boot space

With a 520-litre boot, the Peugeot 3008 will be spacious enough for most, but it offers less space than some of its alternatives. The Hyundai Tucson is the biggest option, with 620 litres in non-hybrid versions, and even though this drops to 577 litres in the self-charging hybrid and 558 litres in the plug-in version, that’s still more than you get in the Peugeot.

Other options include the Kia Sportage with 591 litres, and Citroen C5 Aircross, which has a massive 621 litres. The Nissan Qashqai and Mazda CX-5 are two potential alternatives, but both have smaller boots at just over 500 litres each. Then there’s the Toyota C-HR, which is miles behind at 388 litres.

It’s worth noting, though, that the 3008’s boot is quite deep but not very high, so it’s easy to fit a big shop in there, but larger items might hit the sloping bootlid. The bumper is quite high off the ground, which could make it tricky to lift heavy items, but at least there’s no lip to get in the way.

High-tech and high-quality, the 3008 has a lovely interior, but scratchy plastics can be found if you go looking

It’s the interior that goes a long way to justify the Peugeot 3008 being a little pricier than many alternatives you might consider. The design is fantastic, and a real breath of fresh air after the constant stream of plain cabins you’ll see in modern cars in the name of ‘minimalism’.

There’s an almost retro vibe to the design and materials, but this is shattered by the massive widescreen setup atop the dashboard. Paired with another slim screen for the shortcut buttons below this, it’s like walking into the TV section of your local John Lewis.

There are some buttons in the centre console, but most systems are controlled through the touchscreen. This is a pain for some features, such as the climate controls, but at least these are always visible at the sides of the screen, and the shortcut buttons are customisable so you can find what you regularly use quickly.

The main screen is a single 21.0-inch display that's split in two sections, with the one on the right being a touchscreen for your infotainment system. It’s incredibly quick to respond to your touch and feels more like a modern tablet than the sluggish systems you often find in cars. The other display sits directly ahead of you and shows your speed, range and other useful information. It’s crisp and clear but not quite as fancy to look at as Audi’s Virtual Cockpit setup. Between the two is a shortcut to the home and driver assistance systems, which is useful if you want to quickly turn any off on the move.

It’s hard to find much to fault inside, but despite the generally upmarket feel there are a few areas that don’t hold up to scrutiny. The door bins and the lower centre console have some cheap scratchy plastics, but they are fortunately largely out of sight.

There are a pair of engine options in the Peugeot 3008. One is a hybrid that pairs a 1.2-litre petrol engine with a small electric motor, the other is a plug-in hybrid with a 1.6-litre petrol engine hooked up to a larger motor and battery combo.

It means you can run on electricity for short periods to reduce fuel consumption, but you won’t be able to treat it like an electric car with a backup fuel tank like you can with a plug-in hybrid.

With official testing recording up to 52.5mpg in mixed driving, its lack of get-up-and-go is compensated for by pretty low running costs. The PHEV can achieve a claimed 52 miles to a charge, which you’ll see most of, and up to 352mpg - but that’s wishful thinking in the real world, and you’ll get an mpg figure more in line with the regular hybrid.

Its CO2 emissions figure of 123-124g/km (Allure v GT trim) means car tax is relatively low, but company car drivers will get a better benefit-in-kind rate from the PHEV at 19-20g/km of CO2 - or the electric E-3008.

The Peugeot 3008 received a four-star safety rating when tested by Euro NCAP, which is disappointing compared with most alternatives - as they typically score full marks, as the Renault Rafale and the Skoda Enyaq Coupe did.

You get some driver assistance kit as standard, including lane-keeping, emergency braking and a post-collision braking system. Basic cruise control comes as standard with Allure models, but upgrade to GT and you get adaptive cruise control to maintain your distance to the car in front. A 360-degree parking camera is also available for extra cost.

While you might be concerned about Peugeot’s reliability record, the French firm has largely turned this around recently, coming seventh in the 2025 Driver Power owner satisfaction survey, out of 31 manufacturers entered. It remains to be seen whether the 3008 will be reliable long-term, but the signs are positive.

You get a fairly basic warranty, which at three years with unlimited mileage is about average. Hyundai, Kia and Toyota all offer longer warranties, which can be passed on to new owners and therefore helps with resale value.