Peugeot 406 8B/8E — Reliability

8B/8E 1996–2004 1 engine

Reliability Summary

Engine TU5 1.6 — 78/100 BUY
Known Issues 2

Engine in this model

BUY 78

TU5 1.6

TU5JP4 1.6 16V (NFU/NFZ)

206/306/307 16V. Same TU family as TU3 but 1.6 with 16 valves. Timing belt. Oil leaks at high mileag...

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Known Issues Across All Engines

Issue Engine Severity Onset
Timing belt (interference) TU5 1.6 high 60,000 km – 90,000 km
Oil leaks at high mileage TU5 1.6 minor 100,000 km – 200,000 km