2013 Volkswagen EOS Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 26 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2013 Volkswagen EOS, 4% of the 26 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving at 50 miles per hour, vehicle shifted itself to neutral... Slowly changed lanes to emergency lane and came to a hault. Placed car on park tested reverse and it worked...place on drive and car drove on... A vw mechanic tels me it could be a transmision multiswitch problem; do you have history or record of such scary problem with EOS???”
NHTSA complaint #11139495, filed 2018-10, 30,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 11025439Oct 9, 2025Diagnosing Manual Transmission Noise
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- 11008861Sep 17, 2024Fluid requirements
- 11008851Sep 17, 2024Engine Misfire Diagnostic Aid
- 11008860Sep 11, 2024Manual transmission noise diagnosing
- 10238310Jun 21, 2023Automatic Transmission Fluid Requirements
- 10238309Jun 15, 2023Noise Diagnostic for Manual Transmission vehicles.
- 10218953Aug 25, 2022Manual transmission noise diagnostic assistance
- 10214473Jun 14, 2022Auto Trans fluid requirements.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Volkswagen EOS
19 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Volkswagen EOS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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