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Volkswagen EOS - 2013

168.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen EOS, model year 2013. Sample size: 499 cars, 1,145 tests and 1,927 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 499 cars

The 2013 Volkswagen EOS has a defect rate of 168 per 100 vehicles, which is 23% lower than the average for its year at 219 per 100. The model shows a significant advantage in several categories, particularly in steering, lights and electrics, and body structure, where it performs much better than average. In terms of mileage trends, defects increase with distance, peaking at 353 per 100 for vehicles with over 124,000 miles, but the EOS maintains a lower defect rate across all mileage segments compared to the yearly average. Overall, this model stands out positively in reliability and fewer defects in critical areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 499 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 14.1% better
84.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 96.1% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 16.7% better
15.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • An obstruction: within the driver’s field of view that materially affects his view in front or to the sides outside the swept area of windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 73.5% better
13.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Headlamp levelling device inoperative
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.0% better
217.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 91.5% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • A passenger seat: with a defective structure or the backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
Equipment
▲ 67.3% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • ESC switch damaged or not functioning correctly
  • Audible warning:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 87.8% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 351
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 279
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 179
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 154
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 127
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 80
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 67
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 64
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 58
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 54

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 64
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 8