Rear wiper motor failed at 62,000 miles.
Stop light comes on intermittently in town when car hasn't been used for several days. Dealer states this is due to clutch position, but still hasn't cured it. Fault disappears on the open road.
Heated rear window switch packed up at 58,000 miles. Don't consider that is much of a problem with an estate.
Catalytic converter causing electrolytic reaction with exhaust pipe assembly. Welded by dealer at minimal cost.
Trim on front grille above front bumper has worked loose.
The car is fairly quick for a diesel, but a heavy fierce clutch and all or nothing brakes makes for a choppy ride in town.
Gearbox fairly smooth for a Peugeot.
Care has to be taken exiting roundabouts in the wet not to put your right foot down hard or the car will drift and slide violently.
I cover a high mileage and the car has proved itself as a rugged reliable machine.
There is lack of space in rear seats.
Would definitely buy another Turbo Diesel 306, but not the estate version.
I wrote this review and have noted that I failed to check all of the fields before submission.
The car is a Manual and not an automatic.
We are lucky to live in a small town where the Peugeot dealership has been in existence for many years, and our dealer is a family business offering service which is second to none. They will never replace anything if it can be repaired, and that factor alone ensures that I will be driving Peugeots for many years to come. The dealership score is therefore 9/10, as nobody trusts their dealer implicitly, do they?
Certainly the 306, and Peugeots in general, get a fairly rough time on review sites from owners. These are mass-produced cars which generate mass-produced problems. I have friends who have owned the "better" German makes, and these days it doesn't seem to matter what make you buy, you will not be guaranteed trouble free motoring unless you are very lucky indeed. Modern cars have simply become too complicated to offer years of trouble free motoring, and it appears we have to accept that fact. There will certainly be no return to the old basic "home mechanic friendly" family cars that we all used to spend hours crawling underneath, content that we had saved a tenner despite the cuts and bruises that we had to endure by so doing.
The Peugeot 306 is no worse than its rivals, and to those of us who do not have the means to buy new, then I have found that it is the best of a bad lot. The engines are first rate, as witnessed by the number of high milers still on our roads. The body style is to my mind far superior to some awful looking recent introductions from the far east.
The handling, whilst not superb, is better than you'll find on any similarly priced car, although the estate version requires a bit of care with a lively back end in the wet.
Therefore, find a decent one, enjoy Peugeot 306 motoring, and put some money away to fund the inevitable running costs that are bound to ensue.
The moral would appear to be, if it has no service history then forget the car and spend your money on some lottery tickets, as the outcome will be the same.
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