PEUGEOT 307 Hatchback 2001‑2007

This car has been in the family since 9 months old. First my daughter owned it but then, due to company car, needed to sell. I liked it so much we bought it off her and have never regretted a single moment as it is so reliable and the colour is lovely.

My only regret is that it now has to be sold as my husband, who is due to retire shortly, has his specific 'dream car' wish, hence the sale. I know a tear of two will be shed once a buyer is found. Hopefully it will go to a good home.

Owned my 307 for a year, and did 8k

The most unreliable car I’ve ever had.Within 4 weeks of buying it from a garage, the clutch went AND the front passenger side suspension went. £850 bill. Another 2 months, & the eml came on with the error message “anti pollution fault” Run a search for this you will see that pretty much 1 in every 2 307’s gets this error at some point! Stupidly expensive to fix, and generally only fixable by Peugeot themselves…

There was also another time when the car failed to start.We push started it, & I drove off. Yet as I approached the 2nd roundabout of my journey, the engine then cut out completely, also cutting out the brakes meaning that I had to coast around the roundabout, whilst trying to turn the engine over. Luckily it was late at night so there were no other cars around so I avoided an accident.

CD changer never worked & constantly ate & scratched any CD that I dared try to listen to.

It’s a shame it was so badly made as when it did work, it actually drove very well.The 2ltr XSI engine was pretty quick (or at least felt quick!) and the steering & handling where excellent. Interior was very nice, & the half leather sports seats were great. Plenty of room in the back, plus the boot was massive. With the seats down it was like a cave! Also loved the folding electric door mirrors!Mpg wasn’t great. Think the best I managed on a 70 mile trip was 34, and around town was a lot less.

Oh & the doors are massive & open really wide.Need to be very careful in carparks as can easily hit the car next to you.

Definitely wouldn’t get another. There’s a reason why these are relatively cheap! Unless you’re super-rich, reliability is (or should be) the most important feature in any car and the 307 fails on this. Yes it’s great to have excellent performance & comfort too but you need your car to start! The 307 drives well & is nice inside, but the reliability issues are just shocking. There are plenty of other decent driving cars that are also reliable so my advice is to buy one of those instead!

My wife and I down sized cars twice over the last few years. Me from 7 Series BMW she from Honda CRV. We decided on the Peugeot 307 1.4 diesel 5 door hatch as it gave us 'everything' we were trying to acheive.

The road tax is £30 per year as it is a 1.4ltr diesel. The insurance is as low as you can get in these insurance inflationary times! The car does around 55 mpg around town (wife drives very carefully!) and as we have just returned from a week away in Dorset from the North West, and covered over 800 miles I would say the car does around 65mpg on a run which involves the 70mph motorways.

The car is 'surprisingly' comfortable and if you did not know you were in an economy car you feel as if you are in a more expensive vehicle.

There is some engine noise whilst driving at 50mph but the car is nearly 10 years old and was carrying a fair payload. Gearbox perfect and the general drive of the car was very good.

If I had a bad point to this car it is this. The car is a little underpowered for me at low and intermediate speeds. My wife loves it and has come down from a 2ltr to this 1.4ltr without a problem I however still 'think' that I have 3.5ltrs under the bonnet and have to think more than twice about pulling out in traffic and overtaking times!

Over all when I change the car I will almost certainly go for the newer 308 which is basically the same car but has the advantage of a 1.6ltr diesel engine and a little more poke but still the 'cheap to run' label. An excellent all round small-ish family car.

This car is a joy to drive, spacious inside and a good size boot, enough for puchchairs AND shopping!! Mine is a diesel and so is very economic with fuel and not to bad to tax & insure either! However, because its a diesel, she doesn't like the cold weather much and has struggled to start at times, although, to be fair to her, i struggle to start in the cold too! Rear coils/springs seem to be problematic on this car aswell! Other than that its a fab little run around that ages well!

I have had my car second had for the last 6 years and not once has it broken down on me. Apart for a few technical issues with the stereo and automatic wiper baldes Nelly, as I fondly call her has been exceptionally reliable on both long and short journeys.

She is spacious and comfy to drive with a big windscreen allowing excellant view and the higher roof gives the sence of being in a much bigger car. There is also plently of boot space for golf clubs and shopping

Cheap car insurance and average tax, she is economical and cheap to run.

With a 2ltr engine she has power when needed and makes driving comfortable and enjoyable.

Only downside is that she's a three door and the two front doors are quite long in length so you have to be aware of them when opening up next to other cars and building.

Overall I love her and wouldn't want to change her.

I have owned this car for 18 months and travel over 50,000miles. Car has now covered 177,000 miles with everything apart from clutch original. Previous owner replace the problamatic flywheel/clutch with a solid one, duel mass ones don't last (it had 2 by 110kmiles) Consistently get over 50mpg not great for a diesel but acceptable.

It handles very well and I am only now about to change tyres so they have covered over 50k miles. Reliable always starts and nice to drive on a long daily commute.Only problem is with the fancy particulant filter, the previous owner did not keep the little fluid tank hidden under the back topped up so filter clogs quite often.

Pros:

Diesel, Insurance cost, Road Tax £90 per annum.

Cons:

Handles like a Fridge. Very Noisy (has FSH, 6000mile oil+filter changes).

Feels about twice its age.

It is a practical urban vehicle, especially automatic version. Easy to park, easy to maintance. It is gas consuming, it is a cost of automatic gear box. Had it for over two years, in genaral good steady car

Mine's 10 years, had it for 3 and for a Peugeot not bad at all.

I've heard Peugeots tend to have electrical problems, but haven't really experienced much of this. HHmm..unless a twitchy backlight could be rated as an "electrical problem". I don't think I'd even class that as a minor set back though, so I guess it's all relative!

Practicality wise, I think I'd give this car at least a 3.5 out of 5. It really is quite roomy on the inside, a very comfortable 5 seater (I say that having sat at all of the 5 seats, on different occasions of course!). It's hatchback feature also makes it quite spacious and has been helpful for many house moves, even fitted 2 bikes in there as the back seat can be flattened to create even more longitudinal room!

I make long distance (> 250 miles) trips fairly often in this car (fortnightly) & it is certainly not a fuel guzler!

All in all, it's been very suitable for my current lifestyle (especially me pocket!). Of course I'd love something more stylish, more powerful, more Va-Va-Voom! But until that upgrade comes (hopefully in the form of a German saloon), my 307 is "haute enough" for me. So an overall score of 3.5 over 5 for me!

I have my 307 for nearly 8 months and i am very happy with it.The car looks like eyecatcher ,it is the same like xsi but it is diesel and is very economical.The car has enough power to satisfy your daily needs 110 bhp and they feels good.It is good considering the running costs and comfortability.The most important thing it`s that 307 hdi 2002 -2004 is really reliable car,its not too big not too small a very good hatch.