The 1st gen is the 208 built 2012–2019. The registration's age identifier is the quickest check: 12 to 69 plate. The V5C gives the first-registration date, and this generation's fitments apply from the first 2012 cars onwards up to the 2019 run-out.
Year
Plates issued
Generation
2012
12 / 62
208 1st gen
2013
13 / 63
208 1st gen
2014
14 / 64
208 1st gen
2015
15 / 65
208 1st gen
2016
16 / 66
208 1st gen
2017
17 / 67
208 1st gen
2018
18 / 68
208 1st gen
2019
19 / 69
208 1st gen
Bulbs
2012–2019 · bulbsAll 10 verified
Dip beam (low)H7Verified
Main beam (high)H1Verified
Front fogH11VerifiedPowerBulbs listed H8 for this position but the owner's handbook explicitly states H11-55W for front foglamps.
Sidelight / DRLW5WVerifiedHandbook splits by trim: models without the LED light-guide use W5W-5W sidelamps; models with the LED light guide use non-replaceable LEDs (dealer service) for the DRL/sidelamp.
Front indicatorPY21WVerified
Rear indicatorPY21WVerified
Brake / tailP21/5WVerifiedApplies to the standard halogen rear light cluster (dual-filament brake/tail bulb). Handbook describes a separate LED-tail-light-strip variant where the position light is LED and brake uses a single-filament P21W bulb in
ReverseR10WVerifiedOften listed as P21W elsewhere — Owner's handbook (two independent mirrors) gives R10W for reversing lamps on the standard rear light cluster. AUTODOC confirms P21W is used only on the LED-tail-light-assembly variant; several retai
Rear fogP21WVerified
Number plateW5WVerifiedautodoc.co.uk licence-plate bulb page for 208 (2012-2019) ranks W5W (Hella, Vemo) as top products, with C5W (Bosch, Philips, Hella, Osram, Valeo, Neolux) also widely listed and R5W (Bosch) as a minor fit, matching the gi
Rear14"VerifiedOften listed as 12" elsewhere — Two independent wiper-size databases both give 14 inch / 350mm for the rear blade; no source found supporting 12 inch for this generation.
ConnectorTop lockVerifiedOften listed as Bayonet elsewhere — Front wiper arms use a Top Lock adapter per AUTODOC's model-specific replacement guide and its Mk1 GTi parts listing (Top Lock most commonly listed fastening type); a generic wiperblades.co.uk bo