Peugeot Expert road test reports and car reviews

Peugeot Expert 2008

A thoroughly appalling machine. Bump and torque steers. Power is unpredictable, it appears to have no bottom end torque at all. ABS is unpredictable and comes on way too early. Bits fall off, admittedly only small plastic ones, like the electric window switches disappearing into the door! The flywheel failed within a couple of thousand miles of the thing been delivered (if you feel pulsing vibration through the clutch pedal when slightly depressed, that will be it starting to fail). Drivers side sliding door fell off. The bolts at the rear, which hold the stop were loose. Well 2 were, the third was cross threaded. (This can only occur when opening the door though it cant fall off when shut.). Fuel cooler under chassis rail on left hand side has been torn off twice by water, causing a loss of fuel, power and temper. More bits have fallen off. The fuse box is almost totally inaccessible, especially when you need to change a fuse at night. The left indicators sometimes do not work. The radio has something called ’economy mode’ .This makes you run the engine every five minutes if you want to listen to the radio whilst having lunch. Other than that, it’s noisy and uncomfortable. Oh, the windscreen wipers work well. Did I mention, bits keep falling off?

Peugeot Expert 1998

Fairly good fuel economy for a van. Easy to drive. Engine noise isn’t too bad. Corners well. The electrics could be better.

Peugeot Expert L1 - H1 2008

Purchased new on a 08 plate, it already has had two new clutches and only has 36000 miles on it. It keeps shuddering and Peugeot can’t find the fault! I have booked it in again as I was trying to reverse the other day and it just sat shaking! Please, please, does anyone know what is causing this? My van is the 1.6 diesel.

Peugeot Expert new shape!! 2007

I’m a courier and I bought one of these vans new for my business because I needed something reliable!! HOW WRONG I WAS!!!! It’s spent days in the garage for recalls and egr valves and computer updates. At one point it was off the road for six weeks (AND PEUGEOT DONT HAVE TO LET YOU BORROW ANOTHER VAN!!) Although I begged and pleaded and they did lend me a partner van!!... and the fact that over the two year period I had the damn thing I got to know all the people in the dealers on first name terms!.. Like someone else said, it’s got more rust on the engine block than an old sixties car... if you open the bonnet the next time it rains just look at all the water pouring over the engine!!!!!.... the cause for this was the windscreen scuttle and they replaced this twice... still no good! I would be here all day if imade a list of what went wrong on it!! And I did look after it and it wasn’t at any stage thrashed! Turned up one night at the dealers only to be told that the van they were going to lend me while they carried out the work had been sold!! No apology or even a phone call to tell me so I could arrange something else! NEVER NEVER AGAIN... I have had various vans for twenty years but this is the worst by far!!!

Peugeot Expert 2008

I purchased it 18mths ago I have extended warranty on it a Peugeot one and an AMG one as I use it as a taxi the clutch has only a 20000 mile warranty which was replaced in last two weeks a flywheel replaced last two weeks; a wishbone and ball joint replaced in last week; a starter replaced in last week and is now back in garage due to loss of power in battery. Only my starter under warranty. I have had to bump start my taxi every time I turn off ignition since starter replaced; it is a nightmare. Anyone with same problem?

Responses to this review

Purchased my new e7 taxi 08 plate it has already had 2 new anti-roll bar, my door runners have gone I have had 4 new clutches, 4 new dual mass flywheels and it is sill no better. It has 38000 miles on the taxi, it all started about 1200 miles garyflintoft@hotmail.com - Gary Flintoft from Yorkshire

Peugeot Expert 2008

Having same problems as Nick Moore - Help, does anyone have a solution. Peugeot are unable to rectify the fault.

Responses to this review

I have a Citroen Picasso and like Julie and Nick the radio does the same trick - Heber Seddon from Lancashire

Peugeot Expert H1 L2 136 BHP 2007

Radio turns off after 5 minutes of stopping. So called ’economy mode’ have to start the engine and turn off again to get another 5 minutes. Some people do sit in the vehicle for lunch etc. and might like to listen to the radio! Only reason I can see is that Peugeot might like to sell a lot of starter motors and batteries in the future. Will never buy a Peugeot again.