Peugeot 5008 Review & Prices

The Peugeot 5008 is the larger, seven-seat counterpart to the Peugeot 3008. Under the skin, the two cars are closely related - they share engines, hybrid tech and much of the interior design. The difference is size: the 5008 stretches things out with more cabin space and a significantly bigger boot. It’s like switching to a jacket that looks identical, but hides a load of extra pockets you didn’t know you needed.

It’s a sharp dresser, too, and offers a stylish option alongside cars like the Skoda Kodiaq, Hyundai Santa Fe, Chery Tiggo 9 and Nissan X-Trail.

Up front, the 5008 mirrors the look of the smaller 3008. A wide, body-coloured grille spans the nose, flanked by LED running lights designed to resemble claw marks - a nod to Peugeot’s lion badge. It might not be conventionally pretty, but it’s bold and distinctive, especially compared with more conservative family SUVs such as the Volkswagen Tiguan.

Move towards the rear and the differences become clearer. The 5008 adopts a much squarer roofline than the sleeker 3008, giving it a chunkier profile. That extra height pays dividends, though, improving headroom for passengers in the third row and boosting boot capacity when those seats are folded.

And it works. The middle row offers noticeably more space for heads, knees and feet than in the 3008, and you get three separate rear seats that slide, split and fold in a 40:20:40 configuration. That makes it far easier to juggle passengers and luggage.

The third row is usable for adults on short journeys, though it’s better suited to children on longer trips. Even with all seven seats in place, the 348-litre boot is respectable. Fold the rearmost seats away and that expands to a huge 916 litres - more than you get in either the Hyundai Santa Fe or Skoda Kodiaq.

Up front, things are just as impressive. The dashboard leans heavily into tech, with a wide, sweeping display that combines driver information and infotainment. There’s also a clever set of configurable ‘i-Toggles’, allowing you to create shortcuts to your most-used functions.

It’s a genuinely upmarket-feeling interior. The design is eye-catching - perhaps a touch busy - but the materials are impressive, with soft-touch plastics and fabric trims across the dash giving it a plush, lounge-like ambience.

Engine choices are both hybrid setups. The entry-level option is a 136hp 1.2-litre petrol hybrid, which might sound modest on paper but copes surprisingly well even when the car is fully loaded. For something with a bit more punch, there’s a 196hp plug-in hybrid capable of up to 48 miles of electric-only driving, offering the potential for very low running costs if you charge it regularly.

Whichever version you choose, the 5008 majors on comfort. It smooths out bumps well and feels composed on the move, but don’t expect it to be in any way sporty or dynamic. Despite the snug seats and small steering wheel, this is not a car built for cornering thrills - instead, it’s all about relaxed, easy-going driving.

You feel that in the way it tackles bumps and potholes in town, or how it wafts down the motorway - the 5008 is an extremely relaxing car to do long journeys in.

Verdict

The 5008 is a great seven-seat family car. It’s hugely practical, seriously comfortable, and feels incredibly posh inside. It’s quite pricey - you can get just as much space and capability for cheaper if you’re willing to sacrifice some of that plushness - but it does feel like it’s worth the extra outlay.

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The Peugeot 5008 is priced to compete with the Skoda Kodiaq at just under £38,000, and offers seven seats as standard where the most affordable Skoda has only five seats. Equally, the cheapest 5008 is the hybrid version, whereas the Kodiaq just gives you petrol power. The 5008 is also much, much more affordable than the Hyundai Santa Fe, but the Peugeot is a smaller car and doesn’t have quite as much boot space nor as much room in its third row of seats. The same goes for the Kia Sorento, which still offers a diesel engine unlike the 5008.

Comfortable and easy to drive, but the standard hybrid engine can be noisy

In town

All Peugeot 5008s are automatic, so there’s no manual gearbox to worry about. However, the transmission can be a little reluctant to shift quickly, especially if you’re asking for lots of acceleration in a hurry - such as when you’re trying to move out quickly at a junction.

In other hybrid cars, this is where the electric motor comes into play, but the Peugeot relies more on its petrol engine with the electric motor only cutting in at low speeds or when decelerating. A Toyota RAV4 certainly feels more responsive thanks to its more powerful and smoother electric motor.

The Peugeot does have plenty of redeeming features around town, though. The steering is light and the tiny steering wheel is really easy to twirl around if you’re parking, for example. You also get great visibility out the front, while every model gets rear parking sensors and a reversing camera. Unlike the 3008, you also get a rear wiper.

It’s pretty comfy over bumps too, even on the biggest 20-inch alloy wheels. You don’t bob about too much on rough surfaces and the 5008 doesn’t get upset by speed bumps. It’s softer than a Hyundai Santa Fe or a Skoda Kodiaq in this regard.

On the motorway

Getting up to speed in the self-charging hybrid 5008 can be a slightly raucous affair as the engine needs working hard, especially when fully laden. However, the throaty sound of the three-cylinder petrol is rather nicer than the four-cylinder drone you get in a Hyundai Santa Fe, so it’s not all bad.

Once you’re up to speed refinement is excellent with very well-contained wind, road and engine noise. With so much upholstery in the cabin it’s no wonder things don’t echo much. Peugeot’s assisted driving features work well, though you only get adaptive cruise control as standard on the upper trim level.

On a twisty road

Here the 5008’s soft suspension counts against it, as it just doesn’t feel as settled or as much fun as a Skoda Kodiaq or Hyundai Santa Fe. But does that matter? In a family-oriented car such as the 5008, what’s important is that it corners smartly with plenty of grip, and doesn’t lean so much in the bends that your occupants will get car sick. It’s actually very settled when it comes to hitting poor surfaces in the middle of a turn too, which is very reassuring.

A useful boot space whether you’ve got five or seven seats up, but third-row occupants will be cosy

The 5008 uses Peugeot’s distinctive ‘i-Cockpit’ arrangement. This means the steering wheel is smaller than normal, and you look at the dials over the top of it, rather than peering through the rim. For some drivers you may find that the lowest lines of information are blocked, or that the wheel feels like it’s uncomfortably close to being in your lap, so we’d recommend trying out a few driving positions on a decent-length test-drive to make sure you can get really comfortable.

There’s plenty of adjustment in the seat and steering wheel to facilitate this, and the 5008 being quite a tall car means you can sit a bit more upright.

Storage for small items up front is great. The door bins are lined with felt to stop things rattling about, and there’s a big storage box under the armrest with an air-conditioning vent - it’s no fridge box, but it will keep drinks a little cooler than normal on a hot day. There’s another big storage bin down one side of the dashboard, underneath a wireless smartphone charging pad, and the cupholders can take even a big bottle. All this makes up for a rather tiny glovebox.

Space in the back seats

The middle row of seats are spacious, and they slide back and forward to allow you to balance out space with the third row - or the boot. Legroom and headroom are decent, though if you have three occupants, the cabin doesn’t feel particularly wide.

It’s a shame too that you don’t get many extras, such as natty little tray tables on the seat backs - though you do get USB charging ports, door bins, air-conditioning controls and a fold-down centre armrest with cupholders. All three seats in this row are separate, too, though the old 5008 was even better in this regard - it had three proper-sized seats, each with ISOFIX child-seat mounting points. The new car only has two ISOFIX points, on the outer rear seats.

As for the third row, you won’t want to spend loads of time back here if you’re an adult. Average-sized adults will just about fit for a short journey, especially if the middle row occupants slide their seats forward a little. It’s a much better fit for children or teens, and unlike the Hyundai Santa Fe you don’t get nice touches like proper cupholders or USB charge points.

Boot space

No complaints here. With all seven seats in place, the Peugeot 5008 gets 348 litres of space. That’s not a bad size at all for a seven-seater, and is about the same size as a Skoda Kodiaq with all seven seats in place. To put that into perspective, a Volkswagen Polo has a 351-litre boot - so the Peugeot has about as much space as a small hatchback when you’re carrying seven.

Fold down the rearmost seats, though, and you get a cavernous 916-litre boot - bigger than a Skoda Kodiaq (780 litres for the seven-seater) a Hyundai Santa Fe (628 litres) or Nissan X-Trail (580 litres). The seats fold flat easily, and leave a nice unobstructed load bay, plus the boot opening is really big and square making it easy to load.

A cool design and high-quality materials, but the infotainment system can be a bit laggy to use

The 5008’s interior is unlike any other car on sale right now - well, except its smaller sibling the 3008, that is. It’s sort of a mixture between an airport lounge and an air traffic control tower - it’s both high-tech and plush at the same time.

The top of the dash is dominated by what Peugeot says is a 21.0-inch display - it’s actually two separate screens under one piece of glass, but the effect is dramatic nonetheless. The one on the right has all your driver information such as speed and warnings, while the left is a touchscreen infotainment system.

The infotainment looks good but isn’t the easiest to use - the software isn’t the snappiest, and some of the menus are confusing with just a few too many layers to them.

Underneath the infotainment display you get a smaller letterbox-shaped screen which houses Peugeot’s ‘i-Toggles’ - customisable shortcuts that can be set to control just about anything. Set these up properly and you can make life in the 5008 much easier, with shortcuts to things like your preferred climate settings, specific sat-nav destinations or a quick way to turn off the more annoying driver assistance bongs.

Everything inside feels high-quality too - the 5008 is a real challenger for the premium brands here, as even BMW would be impressed with the fit and finish. The fabric-covered dash feels lovely, and the switches have a reassuring soft click to them. Even smaller features - such as the solid-feeling column stalks or the whisper-quiet electric windows - help the feeling of luxury.

The most cost-effective 5008 to run is of course the all-electric E-5008 but the hybrid models shouldn’t break the bank either. Over a week with the self-charging hybrid we averaged around 48mpg, which is impressive for a car of this size and more than the Hyundai Santa Fe can manage. Expect this figure to go down if you’re fully laden or doing lots of town driving, though.

The plug-in hybrid claims an unbelievable 212mpg. As with all PHEVs, your mileage may vary depending on what your journeys are like. If you plug in regularly and make the most of the 5008’s electric range (around 35-40 miles in the real world) then you might almost never have to use the petrol engine. Do lots of longer trips with a flat battery, and you’ll see worse economy than the regular hybrid.

The plug-in model does have lower company car tax bills, though - it falls into the 8% BIK bracket. However, the Skoda Kodiaq scrapes into the 5% band thanks to its longer all-electric range.

Euro NCAP score: 4/5

Adult occupant: 80%
Child occupant: 85%
Vulnerable road users: 79%
Safety assist: 62%

The 5008 shares its Euro NCAP safety score with the mechanically similar Peugeot 3008, with the organisation performing a couple of additional tests for the larger car. The four-star verdict is slightly disappointing, particularly in a vehicle that's meant to be a car for families.

Standard safety kit is reasonable with the mandatory driver attention alert, lane-keeping aids, autonomous emergency braking as well as airbags in all three rows. The higher-spec GT model gets adaptive cruise control while blind-spot and rear cross traffic monitoring is available as an options pack.

Peugeot makes turning off some of its more annoying beeps and bongs a bit irritating to do - you can set a shortcut on the i-Toggle display, but the best alternatives have a physical shortcut button for this.

It's fair to say Peugeot's 1.2-litre PureTech engines don't have the best reputation for reliability, but the hybrid options in the 5008 are proving a bit more dependable so far.

Peugeot placed an impressive seventh out of 32 car manufacturers in the latest Driver Power owner satisfaction survey, which is reassuring. Peugeot’s standard warranty is just three years, so the Hyundai Santa Fe’s five years or the Kia Sorento’s seven years of cover beat this - but you do get unlimited mileage in the first two years.

After six months living with a Peugeot 5008, we’ve had a chance to experience life as an owner, getting to grips with its day-to-day capabilities and finding those little quirks that can define your love (or hate) for the car.

What we liked

Although a big car, it’s the little things that make the Peugeot 5008 worth considering, particularly in the interior. The felt-lined sunglasses holder mounted up-top is not a new concept, but still incredibly useful. Meanwhile, a hidden cubby hole in front of the cupholders, designed specifically for your phone and USB cables, is very handy.

It’s really quiet too, thanks to the use of acoustic glass for the windows. That helps to filter out wind and road noise, which, combined with a brilliant adaptive cruise control system, really takes the stress out of long journeys.

What we didn’t like

One little thing we really don’t like is the windscreen washer reservoir. Its small capacity meant we found ourselves topping it up more often than we’d really like to, and having no low-level sensor can leave you caught out with bird droppings smeared everywhere until you get a chance to buy a bottle of screenwash. Not pleasant.

Temperamental keyless entry proved frustrating, too, often requiring us to yank at the door handles before conceding and fiddling around to find which pocket we put the key in.

Our final thoughts

If you want a fantastic-looking SUV with a wonderful interior, the Peugeot 5008 is seriously worth considering. It’s practical too, with acres of space in the back seats and plentiful boot space if you drop the rear seats.

Its annoying quirks may grate on you over time, but if you can look beyond those, it’s one of the strongest offerings in its segment.