2010 Volkswagen Eos problems
Owners have filed 84 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Volkswagen Eos. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (25%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 84 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 63 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 63 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 61,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Volkswagen Eos with enough data (12 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
2010 VW eos - with less than 5000 miles, car would lurch when starting after coming to a stop. This is repeated continually. Service people advised mechatronics unit needs to be replaced and part would take at least two weeks. From forums, it appears that this is a problem with many owners of VW and should be acknowledged by the company and a fix made to all units.
As I was driving on the interstate my battery light and epc light came on and stated to service engine now. The car started to become jumpy and I immediately took it to the closest dealer. After running a diagnostic, they stated my fuel injector has a leak and is leaking into the exhaust system. I have googled this issue and have found that there was a recall but only for diesel engines for VW which my car is not. Apparently this issue can cause the car to catch fire.
I have replaced my clock spring twice in 3 years, at the same dealership, southeast VW in santa ana, ca. My steering wheel will make a noise and all controls will stop working and airbag light will turn on. I brought my car in for the airbag recall and they are now stating the clock spring is broken and are wanting to charge me $541.
The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen EOS. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that white smoke started coming from the vehicle. The contact steered the vehicle to the side of the road. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where the water pump was replaced. She also stated that the ABS warning light had illuminated on the instrument panel which resulted in the engine not starting.