Vehicle report
2007 VOLKSWAGEN EOS
This model year
What the record shows
The 2007 Volkswagen Eos is a subcompact car, and the 3rd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2005 to 2017.
The EPA rated three configurations: engines from 2-litre four-cylinder to 3.2-litre six-cylinder, front-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 22 to 24 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 40 owner complaints and 372 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.