2007 Volkswagen Eos problems
Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Volkswagen Eos. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are engine (15%) and body & structure (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 56,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Volkswagen Eos with enough data (23 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I brought a volkswagen eos 2007 and was not aware of the airbag light being default light came on when I hit a speedbump. Took to volkswagen dealership and I was I had pay to get fixed I didnot feel that was my responsibility because it is a safety issue that they should have corrected or recall. I was on my way to work that morning and I total my car and I was told that I was driving on wrong side of the road and everything donot remember nothing. I had chest pain for over a month.
I bought a brand new volkswagen eos 2007 on december 26, 2006 from atlantic volkswagen in pleasantville, new jersey. On may 25, 2006, I was sitting at a corner waiting to turn left. A large ice truck came around the corner too fast and tipped on two wheels and fell onto my vehicle while I was inside. The ice truck's insurance company sent an adjuster out to assess the damages. The insurance company decided to have the damages fixed instead of totaling the vehicle on the spot.
Traveling down the road at 60MPH, the engine suddenly lost power and the tachometer redlined before it dropped into first gear. The epc light came on. My wife was driving. I got in and the light was out, so I drove for five minutes and the light came on and I lost power on the highway at 65MPH -- same issue with tach. I pulled over to the side of the road and took it to the nearest mechanic shop. It is still at the shop as they are trying to troubleshoot.
Failure of air bag system. Repeated air bag failure warning light due to defective collision sensor and defective wiring connector at the sensor units.