NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Volkswagen Eos Recalls
The 2012 Volkswagen Eos has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 16, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Volkswagen Eos. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 94
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2012 Volkswagen Eos, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 Volkswagen Eos
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 18V329000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 252
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2016 Eos, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V148000
- Reported
- March 6, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 363,713
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013–2014 Eos, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V078000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 659,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Eos, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V483000
- Reported
- August 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 415,825
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013 Eos, 6 other models
2012 Volkswagen Eos complaints by year
NHTSA has received 94 owner complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Eos, the newest on March 20, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Eos, the component group named most often is the air bags (68%), followed by the engine (14%) and the electrical system (6%).
3 of the 2012 Volkswagen Eos's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Volkswagen Eos owners gave the mileage (36 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags64
- Engine13
- Electrical System6
- Unknown Or Other6
- Power Train5
- Steering5
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 32 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Eos peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 32. 5% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 94 complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Eos are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Eos by model year
Other 2012 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: March 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted