The EQC is covered by two separate official recalls, both about the high voltage battery, and both naming fire risk as the consequence.

1) Battery housing corrosion (2019 build). According to the EU alert the corrosion protection of the housing may be inadequate, so the housing rusts. If moisture gets in, the insulation can fail, and the consequence is increased fire risk. The alert also names a symptom a buyer can notice straight away: after switching off, the car may fail to restart.

2) Loosely fixed cell module (2021 build). If a cell module is not tightened enough, vibration while driving can loosen the connection. The increased contact resistance heats up at that point, which is also a fire risk.

Both campaigns are free of charge, but they are only worth something if they were carried out. The housing corrosion cannot be inspected from outside either: you have to ask the franchised dealer by VIN.

One thing belongs to this but not to the campaigns: the EQC battery is actively cooled and heated by a water-glycol circuit, is made of 384 pouch cells and weighs roughly 650 kg. Active thermal management is better for degradation: the EQC is not the passively cooled e-Golf case.