Problems with the PureTech engine in Peugeot? These are the (major) solutions they have put in place to refund your money

Although the solutions come a little late, they do come, which is what matters. In fact, we could say that the novelty is the extension of these.

Among the most common problems with this engine is the timing belt, which was bathed in oil, speeding up wear, but also generating small residues that mixed with the other components, leading to much more serious and costly problems.

The first measures arrived in March 2024, when the warranty on these engines was extended to 10 years or 175,000 kilometres (normally the manufacturer offers 8 years and 160,000 km). In addition, refunds were introduced for all owners who had to carry out a repair on their vehicles resulting from this problem between 1 January 2022 and 18 March 2024. The good news is that from now on those affected in the earlier generations will also be refunded: the 1.0 and 1.2, and retroactively.

How do I access this assistance?

To do so, the only requirement is that the annual maintenance recommended by the manufacturer has been carried out. It does not have to have been done at the official dealership, but it must have been done at a workshop from which you can present an invoice. The same applies if you have already had something repaired: you will need to present that invoice (if it was done at the Peugeot technical service, it is kept in the service history). This can be done quickly through this platform.

These measures will be implemented first in France and Spain and will later be extended to other countries whose customers have been affected. The diagnosis and repair will be carried out by Peugeot.

By the way, it is important to know that the models currently on sale do not have this problematic oil-bathed belt; instead, they use a timing chain.