2008 Volkswagen Eos

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2008 Volkswagen Eos, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Power train26
• Electrical system7
• Structure7
• Engine5
• Unknown or other3
• Tires3
• Seats1
• Air bags1
• Engine and engine cooling1
• Vehicle speed control1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 7 2008 Eos vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 6 people 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 2008 Volkswagen Eos failed the safety check 3.04% of the time — 23% more often than the average 2008 passenger car (2.48%). Median odometer at inspection: 112,661 miles.

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

Engines

The most common engines in 2008 Volkswagen Eos cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (110 kW, 148 hp), 1.4 petrol (90 kW, 121 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

603 first registered in 2008 are on Dutch roads; 33% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €37,994.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde283
• Band onvoldoende profiel186
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld136
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm117
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af90
• Veer gebroken of gescheurd89
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt80
• Band beschadigd79

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

1,855 cars built in 2008 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 492 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, 2,887 of these cars first registered in 2008 took their annual MOT test. 64% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2008 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

26 of these cars first registered in 2008 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 187,000 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

161 2008 cars are on the New Zealand register; 12% arrived as used imports, 84% 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 2 variants: combined 9.6–10.0 L/100 km (about 24–25 mpg US), CO₂ 221–230 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 2008 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 2008 Volkswagen Eos: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation