Volkswagen EOS

71 complaints across 3 scored model years and 4 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Volkswagen EOS Full report

Grade 2012–2014

2012 vs model median 1.0×

Model median3× median

Airbags & Restraints 14

Engine 3

Drivetrain 2

Weakest

2012 · 2014

Best

2013 · 2014

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Volkswagen EOS
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2012	1.00×	22	C
2013	0.58×	13	B
2014	1.04×	26	C

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	25
City / Highway	22 / 30
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,050

Recalls

4 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
16V078000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2012–2014	659,493
15V483000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2012, 2013	415,825
18V148000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2012–2014	363,713
18V329000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	2012–2014	252

Others in Sports Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Chevrolet Camaro	none flagged	C
Chevrolet Corvette	20172019	C
Dodge Challenger	20102012	C
Ford Mustang	20122014	C
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	none flagged	C
Nissan 370Z	2010	B
Scion FR-S	none flagged	C
Subaru WRX	20172018	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2012 EOS

Complaints in window: 22
Severity-weighted: 25
Model median (weighted): 25
vs model median: 1.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 4
Open investigations: 1

Score 61.7 C