Volkswagen Eos

The 2016 Eos in brief

The 2016 Volkswagen Eos is a subcompact car offered with a 2.0L 4-cyl turbo engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 174 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 102-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,497 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 25 MPG combined (22 city / 30 highway), 5% better than the 2016 subcompact car average of 23.7 MPG, for an estimated $3,300 a year in fuel.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

It has 2 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the electrical system.

The Volkswagen Eos has 10 model years in our data, from 2007 to 2016.

Its most efficient year was 2016 at 25 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 24 to 25 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the air bags (163), power train (60), engine (45).

Buying used? 2015 has the fewest problems in our data.

2013 has the most recalls (4); all years together count 6 campaigns and 349 owner complaints.

How the 2007 Eos compares

The 2007 Volkswagen Eos is a subcompact car offered with 2 engines (2.0L 4-cyl turbo and 3.2L 6-cyl) and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 174 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 102-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,505 lb.

About the Volkswagen Eos

The Volkswagen Eos is a compact car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 2006 to 2016. It is a two-door convertible which seats four passengers. The Eos has a five-section hardtop retractable roof which itself featured an independently operable glass sunroof. VW marketed the body configuration as a CSC (coupe-sunroof-convertible).

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