Selling a junk Volkswagen EOS
Any EOS sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Volkswagen EOS
NHTSA has 550 owner complaints on file for the Volkswagen EOS, model years 2007 to 2016, the 378th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are air bags (168, 31%), transmission and drivetrain (102, 19%), electrical system (51, 9%). 24 complaints involved a crash, 6 a fire, and 7 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 60,000 miles. The 2009 model year has the most complaints (123). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is air bags, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car after an accident: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Volkswagen EOS by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 54 | Air bags | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60,000 |
| 2008 | 62 | Transmission and drivetrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19,000 |
| 2009 | 123 | Transmission and drivetrain | 10 | 0 | 2 | 80,000 |
| 2010 | 84 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63,000 |
| 2011 | 21 | Air bags | 3 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2012 | 114 | Air bags | 3 | 2 | 4 | 60,000 |
| 2013 | 32 | Air bags | 0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 2014 | 47 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2015 | 7 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | Electrical system | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Volkswagen EOS recalls
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (4), brakes (1), transmission and drivetrain (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2015 model year, air bags (campaign 19V014000, Jan 2019): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015 Passat, 2015-2016 Eos, 2015-2017 CC, 2016-2017 TT Roadster, TT Coupe, 2017 Audi R8 Coupe, and R8 Spyder vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's f…
- 2012 model year, other (campaign 18V329000, May 2018): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles.…
- 2010 model year, air bags (campaign 18V148000, Mar 2018): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 2007-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012-2014 Passat vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's…
- 2009 model year, brakes (campaign 16V913000, Dec 2016): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Volkswagen Jetta A5 Sedan, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Eos, GTI, Rabbit and Audi A3 vehicles, and 2010 Volkswagen Golf A6 veh…
- 2012 model year, air bags (campaign 16V078000, Feb 2016): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet an…
What a Volkswagen EOS is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk EOS on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Volkswagen EOS worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same EOS gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Volkswagen EOS that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Volkswagen EOS?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Volkswagen EOS numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.