The car was presented in the year 1993, four years later, a major facelift was carried out and the interior was changed. An almost new car was built, very well suited to the design of the Peugeot family. Initially, it was offered as three- and a five-door kombilimusine, and from 1994 of the year also as a classic limousine with a three-box body, then also as a roomy station wagon. Designs known from previous power models are used for the drive 50-120 kW. In June 1997 In the year, Peugeot sold the advertised model through a network of dealers 306 in two types of car body – old and new – differing, inter alia,. the shape of the lights, air inlet and large, an exposed factory mark. The cars were offered as three- or five-door kombilimus.
The triple has the characteristics of a typical French car. The suspension is soft and comfortable, but if four adults are traveling inside, the ground clearance is significantly lowered and on uneven Polish roads, the car with mud shields rubs against driveways and curbs, and the shock absorbers "hit" on bumps, reaching the end of his deflection.
The interior of the vehicle differs from the innovative design, the control levers and switches are located there, where they should be, but the cockpit is modern. The top of the instrument panel that slopes downwards is made of plastics, which get hot and crackle when driving.
For front seat passengers, the designers offer enough space on the relatively soft seats, rear seat passengers have a bit tighter, but taking into account the dimensions of this vehicle, nothing to complain about. Passengers have a luggage compartment at their disposal 338 dm3, which enlarges to 1150 dm3.
Observing the operation of five Peugeot cars for three years 306 XN hatchback version, it must be said, that during the warranty period, all units relatively frequently visited authorized repairers. To maintain the chronological order of failures, it should be mentioned, that on the third day of operation in both three-door models, electric windows fell between the door plates. A small defect, but how troublesome. In this condition, the car is practically open and cannot be left on the street. After one week, that has passed since the first repair, this fault happened again. Only then was the window lifting mechanism replaced in both cars. In one of the vehicles in the old car body after mileage 5000 km the fan stopped working, forcing air into the interior of the vehicle. Shortly thereafter, the fan stopped working, causing air to flow through the radiator. The service repaired these faults by replacing parts, on which ones, Unfortunately, you had to wait.
The five-door cars with the new body performed much better, in them the faults occurred later. In one after 18 thousand. km, there was a knocking in the front suspension. The repair was related to the replacement of the front wishbone, but soon it turned out, that there is a runout of the brake discs and when braking, the vibrations are transferred to the steering wheel. The crooked discs and brake pads had to be replaced with new ones, but for a fee. In the second copy, only the drive shaft seals were replaced. Only one of the five purchased vehicles performed flawlessly. As part of the warranty, the service removed factory defects. Unfortunately, hope was in vain, that the list of faults is exhausted during the warranty period and the further service life will be characterized by fewer visits to the workshops. Cars continued to visit authorized workshops, generating, compared with other brands, operated in this company, relatively high operating costs.
For this reason, three of them were sold and the other two await a similar fate. In all cars, the clutch pedal required a very strong pressure to disengage the drive. This defect caused failures, which occurred during the subsequent exploitation. In one of the vehicles already after 41 thousand. km, the bushings of the clutch release lever were replaced, in another after 75 thousand. the cable broke and the mechanics improved the functioning of this unit during the replacement. However, despite the repairs, the operation of the clutch control is not satisfactory.