ComplaintCensus

E.ON SE: most-reported complaints

Automated analysis of 100 public Trustpilot reviews published 2022-04-10 to 2026-06-18. TrustScore 1.2 from 209 total reviews — see the Trustpilot page. Quick answer: is E.ON SE legit? Issues below reflect what reviewers reported, not findings of wrongdoing.

Reviewers most often report billing errors and unhelpful support, each accounting for 50% of the 93 complaints identified in 100 analyzed reviews. Support issues are further characterized by reports of unreachable customer service, cited in 19% of complaints, and aggressive collections practices, mentioned in 14% of complaints. The trend for billing errors and unhelpful support remains flat, while reports of unreachable support are falling and aggressive collections are rising.

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93complaints identified
93%of recent reviews analysed
0%of negative reviews get a company reply, typically within a day

The company claimed its Trustpilot profile on 2026-01-07. We last checked this profile on 2026-09-27 and found 0 new reviews. These are facts Trustpilot publishes about the profile, as of our last harvest.

Elsewhere: 2.9★ on Google (34 reviews) — a 1.7-star gap between its Trustpilot and Google scores.

Severity: 47% of this company’s 93 graded complaints were classified as severe (money lost, an essential service cut off, or a problem unresolved for months). See the harm index.

Reviewers here waited a median of 0.8 days between the experience and publishing their negative review (88 reviews record both dates).

E.ON operates in 5 markets we track — compare its complaint mix by country.

Sector benchmark: billing errors makes up 50% of this company’s complaints vs a 22% median across 55 ranked companies in its sector.

Review velocity: 11 of this company’s 209 Trustpilot reviews (5%) were written in the last 12 months.

What are the most common complaints about E.ON SE?

Billing errors

47 reports · 50% of complaintssteady
“They stopped me from going. They have put me in arrears and since then trying to go to a new company which they stopped that aswell”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2026-06-01 · classified as a severe complaint

1 reader marked this review helpful on Trustpilot.

“they have ignored my request to come and check my meter or read my meter”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2026-03-31 · classified as a severe complaint
“Condtantly putting bills up and direct debit amounts, asking for lump sums in the hundreds of pounds”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2025-11-17 · classified as a severe complaint

Support unhelpful

46 reports · 50% of complaintssteady
“They stopped me from going. They have put me in arrears and since then trying to go to a new company which they stopped that aswell”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2026-06-01 · classified as a severe complaint

1 reader marked this review helpful on Trustpilot.

“Condtantly putting bills up and direct debit amounts, asking for lump sums in the hundreds of pounds”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2025-11-17 · classified as a severe complaint
“Waiting 7 months eon came 2 times”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2025-09-17 · classified as a severe complaint

Support unreachable

18 reports · 19% of complaintsfalling
“they have ignored my request to come and check my meter or read my meter”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2026-03-31 · classified as a severe complaint
“Takes hours to get hold of them to try to reconnect the service”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2026-03-03 · classified as a severe complaint
“they won’t help me unless I call like I’ve explained to them this isn’t possible today”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2024-08-29 · classified as a severe complaint

Aggressive collections

13 reports · 14% of complaintsrising since 2025-01
“had £13 outstanding and rhey placed a default on me.”
2★ Trustpilot review, 2025-10-10 · classified as a severe complaint
“they still put my detail om credit score that I missed payments just to destroy my credit.”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2025-05-08 · classified as a severe complaint
“false claims stating people owe upwards of 4000 pounds”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2025-02-19 · classified as a severe complaint

Account/app problems

11 reports · 12% of complaintssteady
“Takes hours to get hold of them to try to reconnect the service”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2026-03-03 · classified as a severe complaint
“they will cut your energy supply off without a second thought”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2025-11-10 · classified as a severe complaint
“3 attempts to convert my gas meter to smart unsuccessfull”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2024-08-06 · classified as a severe complaint

Overcharging

7 reports · 8% of complaintssteady
“Condtantly putting bills up and direct debit amounts, asking for lump sums in the hundreds of pounds”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2025-11-17 · classified as a severe complaint
“they will cut your energy supply off without a second thought”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2025-11-10 · classified as a severe complaint
“Charged £800 pounds for 2 months .”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2023-04-03 · classified as a severe complaint

2 readers marked this review helpful on Trustpilot.

Method: reviews are classified into a fixed complaint taxonomy by an automated reader; every category shown is backed by at least two verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. Trends are computed from dated review counts only. Negative reviews are deliberately over-sampled for evidence depth; headline percentages use an unbiased recent sample only. Report updated 2026-08-24.