Jan 13, 2015AirbagsBody & structureCrash1 injury
WHILE SITTING ON A BRIDGE, WAS HIT FROM BEHIND CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR IS TOTALED BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10672143
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What 18 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Volkswagen Eos
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (18)Crash / fire / injury (2)Airbags (10)Brakes (2)Electrical system (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Body & structure (1)Driver assistance (1)Engine (1)
1 of 18 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 18 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Volkswagen Eos verdict →