Car Problem DataNHTSA records

Volkswagen Eos

Owners filed 426 complaints across 10 model years of the Volkswagen Eos. The 2012 drew the most (94).

Model years10
Complaints426
Recalls21
Fires5
Deaths0

Which Volkswagen Eos years should you avoid?

Going by 426 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Volkswagen Eos years to avoid are 2012.

  • 201294 complaints, 2.0× a typical Eos year, most often about the airbags.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Volkswagen Eos model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20164
21—Electrical SystemRoutine
20153
2——Air BagsRoutine
201441
3——Air BagsRoutine
201326
41—Air BagsRoutine
2012Avoid94
421Air BagsRoutine
201118
2—2Air BagsRoutine
201069
2——Air BagsRoutine
200984
2—4Power TrainRoutine
200847
012Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
200740
0—4Air BagsRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.