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Peugeot 405

🇫🇷 France ·1987–1995· sedan / estate / wagon

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Peugeot 405 SRI 1992: Nrike darklighter· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. 1991 Peugeot 405S: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. 1993 Peugeot 405 GL: LikeDrinkingPoison· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. 1996 Peugeot 405 Style 1.9 Diesel Estate (12696232623): Kieran White from Manchester, England· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 1999 Peugeot 405 1.9 Style (Argentina), front: Maxi-Napo-99· CC BY 4.0
  6. 6. Peugeot 405 Break 1989: Charles01· Public domain
  7. 7. Peugeot 405 GLI 01 2024-08-06: قندون· CC BY 4.0
  8. 8. Peugeot 405 GLI 02 2024-08-06: قندون· CC BY 4.0
  9. 9. Peugeot 405 GLX 01 2022-04-09: قندون· CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. Peugeot 405 SLX 02 2024-08-06: قندون· CC BY 4.0
  11. 11. Peugeot 405 T16 Pikes Peak: Brian Snelson from Hockley, Essex, England· CC BY 2.0
  12. 12. Peugeot 405 Turbo 16 3: No machine-readable author provided. Arnaud 25 assumed (based on copyright claims).· Public domain
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Peugeot 405, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Nrike darklighter· CC BY-SA 4.0

base stats

  • power 193 hptop version
  • popularity 249 in NL#1032 most common
  • weight 1,161 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
1987–1995
body
sedan, estate / wagon
engine
1.4 L–2.0 L
cylinders
4
turbo
no
power
63–193 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,161 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
19–21 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars, Midsize-Large Station Wagons
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

249 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1032 of all models. Most common build year: 1990 (51 cars).

19871995

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (18)
  • 405 GL 1.6I U9 42
  • 405 Break GLD 1.9 30
  • 405 GL 1.6 K6 27
  • 405 GL 1.6 22
  • 405 GLX 1.6I U9 15
  • 405 T16 2.0 4X4 E2 15
  • 405 Break GRD 1.9 14
  • 405 GLX Diesel 1.9 12
  • 405 Break GL 1.6I U9 11
  • 405 GL 1.4 8
  • 405 GLX 1.6 Air-Line 8
  • 405 Break GR 1.9I U9 7
  • 405 Break GLX Diesel 1.9 7
  • 405 Gli 1.6 U9 7
  • 405 Break GR 1.9 K6 7
  • 405 GLX 1.6 6
  • 405 GLS 1.6 6
  • 405 Break GL 1.6 K6 5

🇺🇸 US versions (21)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1989–1992. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1992405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1992405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1992405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1992405 Sports Wagon1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1992405 Sports Wagon1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1991405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1991405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1991405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1991405 Sports Wagon1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1991405 Sports Wagon1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1990405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1990405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1990405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1990405 Station Wagon1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1990405 Station Wagon1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1989405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1989405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1989405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2011.8
1989405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2011.8
1989405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1989405 Sedan1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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