2007 Volkswagen Eos

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2007 Volkswagen Eos, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Air bags13
• Power train7
• Structure6
• Engine and engine cooling5
• Unknown or other4
• Engine3
• Electrical system3
• Seat belts3
• Visibility2
• Fuel/propulsion system2

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 4 2007 Eos vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 1 person died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2007 Volkswagen Eos failed the safety check 2.68% of the time — 11% more often than the average 2007 passenger car (2.42%). Median odometer at inspection: 110,585 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Engines

The most common engines in 2007 Volkswagen Eos cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (110 kW, 148 hp), 1.6 petrol (85 kW, 114 hp) and 2.0 petrol (147 kW, 197 hp), out of 5 versions with at least 20 cars.

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

906 first registered in 2007 are on Dutch roads; 28% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €45,593.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde477
• Band onvoldoende profiel294
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld192
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm181
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af170
• Waarschuwingsinrichting airbag- / gordelsysteem geeft defect148
• Veer gebroken of gescheurd126
• Schijf-, trommelrem loopt niet vrij120

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

2,008 cars built in 2007 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 700 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, 3,368 of these cars first registered in 2007 took their annual MOT test. 60% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2007 the figure was 57%.

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

50 of these cars first registered in 2007 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 208,000 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

288 2007 cars are on the New Zealand register; 22% arrived as used imports, 75% were sold new in New Zealand.

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

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 3 variants: combined 10.0–10.7 L/100 km (about 22–24 mpg US), CO₂ 230–246 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2007 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 2007 Volkswagen Eos: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)