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#BS-2013-VOLEOS-790F2013 Volkswagen Eos
Based on reports from 32 owners and 4 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Proceed with Caution
Based on 32 complaints, 0 crashes, 1 fires, and 4 recalls.
Top reported problems
burns oil rapidly
1 complaints • Severity 10/10
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
17 owners reported airbags issues — failures commonly reported around 30K miles.
Failure Timeline by Mileage
Peak failure range: 0–30K miles (8 reports) • Median: 30K miles
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Worst Case
Top cost driver: Airbags (17 reports).
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Owner Intelligence
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Where the complaints fall
2013 Volkswagen Eos: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Airbags Issues
Airbags complaints account for 53% of all reports filed for the 2013 Volkswagen Eos, with 17 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 30,000 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 30K-mile mark.
Engine Issues
Engine complaints account for 9% of all reports filed for the 2013 Volkswagen Eos, with 3 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to engine-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Electrical Issues
Electrical complaints account for 6% of all reports filed for the 2013 Volkswagen Eos, with 2 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to electrical-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette Issues
Air Bags:frontal:driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette complaints account for 6% of all reports filed for the 2013 Volkswagen Eos, with 2 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to air bags:frontal:driver clockspring/spiral cassette-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2013 Volkswagen Eos. Recent trend: increasing.
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Recall History (4 recalls)
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Volkswagen CC, and Passat, 2010-2013 Eos, 2011-2014 Golf, GTI, Jetta, and Tiguan, and 2012-2014 Jetta Sportwagen vehicles. In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. This contamination may tear the cable and result in a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 2007-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012-2014 Passat vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
The full report rates each recall's severity and gives you scripts for asking the seller about recall completion.
The worst model year for the Volkswagen Eos is the 2008 — worth knowing if you're cross-shopping years. The biggest problem area is engine.
2013 Volkswagen Eos vs. Class Average (Subcompact Cars)
This vehicle
32
Class avg
78
Below the class average — fewer complaints than typical subcompact cars vehicles. A good sign.
Complaint counts correlate with sales volume — popular vehicles naturally generate more reports. The full report normalizes for this.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 32 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 4 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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