The Peugeot 405 deserves a guide collection of its own. This page brings together the complete model history, practical ownership advice and the three performance derivatives that made Peugeot’s understated family saloon unusually memorable.
Complete Peugeot 405 guide collection
Peugeot 405 history, models and engines
The essential first read: Phase 1 and Phase 2, saloon and estate bodies, petrol and XUD diesel engines, UK trim levels and worldwide production.
Peugeot 405 buying guide
How to choose a survivor and inspect the shell, cooling system, timing-belt history, rear suspension, electrics and scarce trim.
Common problems and reliability
A symptom-led guide to engines, cooling, timing belts, rear axles, steering, brakes, electrical faults and preventative maintenance.
Peugeot 405 Mi16
The front-wheel-drive 16-valve sports saloon, including the original 1.9-litre car and the facelifted 2.0-litre Phase 2.
Photograph by A1AA1A, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peugeot 405 Mi16x4
Permanent four-wheel drive, a Torsen rear differential and hydraulic self-levelling made this much more than an Mi16 with an extra badge.
Peugeot 405 T16
The rare turbocharged flagship combined permanent four-wheel drive with temporary overboost raising output to 220hp.
Photograph by Arnaud 25, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
