2006 Volkswagen Eos

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Engines

The most common engines in 2006 Volkswagen Eos cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (110 kW, 148 hp), 2.0 petrol (147 kW, 197 hp) and 1.6 petrol (85 kW, 114 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

682 first registered in 2006 are on Dutch roads; 43% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €40,496.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde339
• Waarschuwingsinrichting airbag- / gordelsysteem geeft defect255
• Band onvoldoende profiel242
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld172
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af167
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm144
• Veer gebroken of gescheurd97
• Band beschadigd94

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

683 cars built in 2006 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 384 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 1,221 of these cars first registered in 2006 took their annual MOT test. 60% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2006 the figure was 56%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

79 of these cars first registered in 2006 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 186,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

22 2006 cars are on the New Zealand register; 91% arrived as used imports, 9% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2006 Volkswagen Eos.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Volkswagen told its dealers about the 2006 Volkswagen Eos: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)