Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Volkswagen Eos.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My airbag light came on my 2012 EOS and Vw dealer said it was a Clock Spring part issue causing it part number (5K0-953… |
| 2025-02-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | In an accident I was struck by another vehicle that swerved into my lane at a very high rate of speed. His vehicle stru… |
| 2025-01-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | While driving, turned seat heater on, it overheated enough to burn the seat and my coat. No noticeable fire. |
| 2025-01-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | Due to the cold weather I turned on the driver heated seat. I suddenly started feeling it extremely hot, I was wearing … |
| 2024-05-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My car goes into a false neutral and shifts out of gear while driving. The "PRNDS" indicator on dash had a blinking "D"… |
| 2022-09-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The vehicle has 37444 miles on it and the front driver side coil spring was laying broken off partially by the front wh… |
| 2022-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | While my wife was exiting off of I-75 approaching the traffic light to turn left, the sun roof exploded into pieces. L… |
| 2022-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The motor abruptly shut off while driving. Within 20 seconds the inside of the car filled with smoke and shortly therea… |
| 2021-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 00927 - Terminal 30 (Right) 011 - Open Circuit 01516 - Terminal 30; Left 011 - O… |
| 2021-05-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Broken front coil spring. It is available for inspection Broken spring can dislodge potentially causing a tire rupture … |
| 2021-02-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VW RECALL69L2 AIRBAG -CLOCK SPRING FAILURE NHRSA CAMPAIN #15V483000 |
| 2019-10-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A 2012 VW EOS, THE ENGINE STUMBLED AND UNLOADED TONS OF SMOKE OUT OF THE REAR OF THE CAR. THIS INCIDENT O… |
| 2019-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT ADJUSTER FAILED, LOST OIL PRESSURE AND AND DAMAGED VALVES. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. 69664 MILES. |
| 2019-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. RECALLED OCTOBER 2018 FOR REPLACING THE AIRBAG UNIT, RECALL COMPLETED. IN NOV. DEC. 2018 RECEIVED PHONE … |
| 2018-10-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS KOMFORT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO VEHICLE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED SIN… |
| 2018-09-27 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING.… |
| 2018-09-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE AT LOW IDLE OR STOPPED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF FIXING THIS ISSUE AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS F… |
| 2018-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2012 VW EOS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE TIMING CHANGE … |
| 2018-08-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - WE WENT TO VW DEALER OF VAN NUYS ON AUG 17, 2018 AND THEY STATED THAT PART HAVE BEEN SPECIAL ORDER. I H… |
| 2018-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CONTACTED TOM BUSH VOLKSWAGEN IN JACKSONVILLE FL TWICE REGARDING THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL ON M… |
| 2018-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2018-07-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY IS BINDING IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND WON'T COME OUT. |
| 2018-07-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2018-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2018-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V148000 (AIR … |
| 2018-06-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE 'ENGINE' LIGHT COMES ON. CODE P025C COMES UP. INDICATING FUEL PUMP MODULE CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW " VEHICLE IS RUNNING… |
| 2018-06-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50+ AND THE TRANSMISSION QUIT( LIKE WE WERE IN NEUTRAL ). HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS TRAFFIC TO T… |
| 2018-03-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 2012 VW EOS TO THEM FOR A CLOCK SPRING FAILURE WHICH IS UNDER A RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DID NOT FALL UND… |
| 2018-02-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VW SAFETY RECALL 15V483 - SAFETY RECALL 69L2 ON THE CLOCK SPRING- VW DID THEIR "FIX" WHEN I TOOK IT IN 2016, HOWEV… |
| 2017-12-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ON 12/29/17, NOT QUITE 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED,… |
| 2017-11-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAI… |
| 2017-09-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2012 VW EOS WITH 75,000 MILES, MAINTAINED REGULARLY. LAST MONTH THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AND FELL INT… |
| 2017-09-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S HU… |
| 2017-09-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THEN CLUNKS INTO GEAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT THE END OF APRIL 2017. I TOOK… |
| 2017-08-29 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF IMPLODEDCAL DEALER (EXECUTIVE VOLKSWAGEN… |
| 2017-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR GIVEN THE RISK. THIS RECALL WAS SENT TO ME OVER A YEAR AGO AND STILL HAS NOT… |
| 2017-05-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR. TODAY, BEFORE FILING THIS, I CALLED THE DEALER ONE LAST TIME TO CHECK ON REMEDY. … |
| 2017-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. IT CREATED… |
| 2017-04-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - NO HELP FORM DEALER OR VOLKSWAGON HOTLINE. |
| 2017-03-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL DEALER HAS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AND CANNOT TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. VW WILL NOT PROVIDE A LOA… |
| 2017-02-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND I NOW WANT TO TRADE IN THE CAR AND THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS WORTH SU… |
| 2017-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2017-01-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE 2.0T TSI ENGINE WAS MADE WITH A FAULTY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WHICH WILL FAIL AND CAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK C… |
| 2016-12-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS: NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT SINCE THE RECALL SAYS THAT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR BECAUSE O… |
| 2016-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR … |
| 2016-11-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2012 VW EOS HAD A TENSIONER CHAIN JUMP 5 TEETH WITH NO WARNING. AND NOW THAT IS SUPPOSED TO COST MY OVER 4,000$ TO R… |
| 2016-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS KOMFORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN … |
| 2016-09-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (AIR … |
| 2016-09-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS:… |
| 2016-07-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND ARE A THREAT TO LIFE IF THEY DEPLOY. I … |