Peugeot
Peugeot has 5 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1967–1997), with 20 recall campaigns and 16 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 1994 (1). The component complaints name most often is electrical system (250 per 1,000 component mentions). The 405 line has the most complaints, 10 over 5 model years.
Comparisons here are between Peugeot model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Peugeot only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| 505 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0.7 | Electrical System |
| 504 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 404 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 304 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Peugeot complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Peugeot had?
20 NHTSA recall campaigns name Peugeot vehicles (model years 1967–1997). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 174,289, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Peugeot model line has the most complaints?
405: 10 complaints over 5 model years (2.0 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Peugeot?
electrical system (250 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (187.5 per 1,000 mentions), power train (187.5 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.