Peugeot 408 P54
The Peugeot 408 (P54) is a five-door liftback compact crossover on the EMP2 platform, launched in 2022 — unrelated to the earlier China-market 408 T73 saloon documented elsewhere in this contour, despite sharing a model name. It launched with the 1.2 PureTech turbo petrol at 130 PS (EB2DT/EB2DTS family) and two plug-in hybrid options combining a 1.6-litre engine with an electric motor: Hybrid 180 and Hybrid 225. The 408 is offered only with an automatic gearbox (EAT8 or e-EAT8) — no manual option exists.
The 1.2 PureTech petrol follows the wet-belt check already documented for this family elsewhere in this contour. On the Hybrid PHEV variants, apply the same high-voltage battery state-of-health check already documented for this drivetrain type in the 3008, 508 and 308: request a battery SoH reading and charging history rather than relying on indicated electric range alone.
To judge a specific 408, first confirm that parts and service documentation match this EMP2-platform generation rather than the unrelated earlier China-market T73 saloon that shared the same model name. Get a full fault-code read across all control units and keep the printout.
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Pre-purchase checklist
- ☐On this EMP2-generation 408, have a full fault-code read done across all control units, including any PHEV-specific modules if this is a Hybrid 180/225
- ☐Stellantis issued an official recall in August 2025 (RappelConso fiche 29263) for approximately 149,000 Peugeot vehicles built 2023-2025 across the 208, 2008, 308, 408, 3008 and 5008 ranges, all fitted with a PureTech-family engine (EB2DT/EB2DTS/EB2ADTS or the EB2LTEDH2 hybrid), for loosened nuts on the high-pressure fuel line risking a leak or fire; check by VIN via RappelConso or the manufacturer's own recall lookup whether this specific car is affected, and ask for documented proof of the nut re-torque rather than relying on the absence of a warning light
- ☐This 408 is the EMP2-platform liftback crossover, unrelated to the earlier China-market T73 saloon that also carried the '408' name — confirm parts/service documentation match this generation
- ☐This engine family (EB2DT/EB2DTS built April 2014-June 2022) uses a wet timing belt documented for progressive degradation caused by unburned fuel diluting the oil; ask for documented proof of belt condition or replacement rather than relying on the absence of a warning light, since the failure mode does not reliably announce itself early