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Peugeot 107 (2005 - )

What's Good

New small car built jointly by PSA and Toyota at new Factory at Kolin in the Czech Republic. Official launch Geneva Motor Show March 2005. On sale from Summer 2005. 3,428mm long by 1,630mm wide by 1,470 high.3-dr or 5-dr. 4 seats. 67bhp 1.0 litre Toyota petrol or 53bhp 1.4 litre PSA diesel engines. Standard spec includes front airbags, side airbags, ABS, power steering, adjustable steering wheel, rear wash wipe, adjustable rear-view mirrors, electric windows, remote-controlled door locking, a full-size spare wheel, and body-colour bumpers with black protective capping, body-colour door mirrors and door handles and a 50/50 split rear bench seat with rear head restraints and side protection. Structurally strong. Pedestrian friendly. See Toyota Aygo and Citroen C1 entries. Prices: 107 Urban 3-door £6,995 and 5-door £7,345 on the road. 2-tronic semi-auto £500 extra. Other extras include a/c, alloys, met paint but base car comes with remote central locking, electric front windows and a Radio/CD player with MP3 socket. Insurance Group 1E. 4 Star NCAP rating. Side airbags as well as front airbags. Seemd to drive more quietly than Aygo and C1.

From Octobner 2006, 'Urban Lite' model from £6,895 for 3 dr and £7,245 for 5 door. 109g/km CO2 means Band B £40pa VED.

From February 2007 3-dr Sports XS model at £8,345. Available in Diamond White (with red stripes and silver edges), Laser Red (with white stripes and black edges), Raven Black metallic (with red stripes and silver edges) or Zircon Grey metallic (with graphite stripes and white edges). Has 14” ‘Magna’ 6-spoke alloy wheels with locking wheel nuts, a rev counter, front bumper spoilers, twin racing stripes, door mirror housings to match the stripes and a twin sports exhaust system. On the inside there’s a leather trimmed steering wheel with red stitching, a red sports gearknob plus leather gaiter with red stitching and a red finish to the centre console and air vent surrounds.

From June 2007: 107 'Urban Move' at £7,995 has in addition to spec of 107 Urban:
* Air conditioning
* Metallic paint (a choice of Raven Black or Zircon Grey)
* Rev counter
* Unique Matrix red seat trim
* Bright silver surrounds to speedometer and air vents
* Bright silver finish to interior door pulls

Peugeot 107s, Citroen C1s and Toyota Aygos are becoming extremely popular as classless, low tax, low insurance, low running cost cars.

The 107 was the UK’s best-selling low-emissions vehicle in 2007 (SMMT). It currently has a three-model choice with the top-of-the-range model in the 107 ‘Urban Move’. This version is being enhanced from June 2008. Available in three- or five-door body styles, the 107 ‘Urban Move’ features air conditioning, a rev counter and metallic paint as standard equipment, over and above the generic 107 attributes that include 4-star Euro NCAP safety rating. Powered by an 1.0-litre 3-cylinder engine producing just 109 g/km of CO2, Urban Move also features driver and passenger airbags, electric power steering and radio/CD player with MP3 connectivity. Choice of three metallic paint finishes: Zircon Grey, Antigua Blue or Carbon Grey, an ‘Urban Move’ logo vertically on the leading edge of the rear window and new Matrix blue seat trim. New Metallic blue surrounds to speedometer, air vents and to the interior door pulls make for a distinctive and modern environment. The 107 Urban Move continues to be priced at £8,295 for the three-door model, at just £540 more than the standard ‘Urban’ model.

June 2008: Special Edition Peugeot 107 in association with the popular KISS radio station. The 107 KISS has an enhanced specification, KISS livery and available in either Laser Red or Raven Black metallic. Fitted with special sound system and a USB socket to plug in an iPod or other MP3 player to enjoy a personal music collection in the car. Exclusive to this Special Edition are KISS labelled floor mats, central door locking, electric windows, an upgraded Clarion stereo radio and CD player with removable front panel plus upgraded speakers and a subwoofer with additional volume control – ideally for tuning into KISS (100-108 FM dependent on area) while on the move. In addition, the unit features a USB socket to enable an iPod or any MP3 player to be connected – the iPod display is transferred to the radio screen. Prices start from £7,755 with availability limited to 1,000 vehicles that uniquely feature KISS livery decals along the sides of the 107.

Facelicfted for 2009 featuring a new front, better fuel economy, lower CO2 emissions and enhanced equipment with upgraded interior. New wheel trim design. Interior upgraded and includes new upholstery materials which complement new exterior colours in the range. Combined-cycle fuel consumption improved to 62.8mpg. CO2 reduced to 106g/km, so £35 tax 2008/09 and 2009/10. In Peugeot showrooms February 2009.

Three trim levels, starting with the Urban Lite at £7,595 (on-the-road). All 107s benefit from a new look, same enthusiastic 1.0-litre petrol engine now with exceptionally low CO2 of just 106g/km and economy of 62.7 mpg (on the official Combined Cycle).

The Urban model has standard features over the Urban Lite that include body-coloured items, electric front windows, side airbags and remote central door locking, and the choice of either manual and 2-Tronic (an electronically controlled manual that operates as an automatic) transmission.

The Verve model is a top-of-the-range Special Edition that includes as standard air conditioning, 14" alloy wheels and a rev counter, and exclusive availability of the new Mandalin Orange paintwork (as pictured).

New 14″ ‘Cordouan' wheel trims styled with a seven-spoke design. Two all-new colours ‘Mandalin Orange' and ‘Electra Blue' supplement the existing range of Raven Black, Citrus Yellow, Laser Red, Carbon Grey and Zircon Grey. The passenger compartment is designed to accentuate the exterior colour with contrasting or matching trims that add emphasis or an imaginative touch.

1.0-litre 12-valve petrol engine with 5-speed transmissions

Fuel consumption - Manual gearbox - Electronically-controlled manual gearbox
Urban drive cycle - 51.3 mpg - 51.3 mpg
Extra Urban drive cycle - 72.4 mpg - 68.8 mpg
Combined drive cycle - 62.7 mpg - 61.4 mpg
CO2 emissions - 106g/km - 107g/km

Owners club www.107oc.com

More at www.peugeot.co.uk or at www.peugeot.co.uk/showroom/brochure-request

Last updated 4-11-2009

What's Bad

Water leaks into load area via extractor vent. Have also been water leaks into load area and rear via misfitted rear door and hatch seals or rear light seals, otherwise reader feedback so far very positive.

What to Watch Out For

Feedback welcome.

'Whirring whine' from 1.4HDI may be failing timing belt tensioner, which is a roller bearing device like the idler pulley, but with a reddish rubber/nylon damper. Gates cambelt kits include this part. Wise also to replace waterpump which is driven by the timing belt.

One report of a transmission oil leak on an Aygo (same car).

Exhaust back boxes may only last 2 years before rusting through.

Water pump failures common at about 3 years old.

Reports of leaking waterpumps on 1.0 petrol engines.

Clutches seem to let in water, leading to surface corrosion and premature wear. Can last as little as two and a half years. Becoming quite a big issue at £550 a time.

Rear wheel brake cylinders prone to failure. One case after 4 years and 4,000 miles. Another just 2 months from new.

On 5 door models the glue holding the rear door windows to the hinge eventually fails and the windows fall out.