Volkswagen TaosYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 511 NHTSA owner complaints across 5 model years, no Volkswagen Taos year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2023 and 2024. The Taos has 8 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2022 Best years'23 '24Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints511Top: Engine Safety recalls82022–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elcondelvp, CC BY 4.0.

Best & worst years

Volkswagen Taos years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Taos median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'22'23'24'25'26

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
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2026Too new–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/10014 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Solid60/10056 complaints · 0 recalls 2023Solid50/100110 complaints · 0 recalls 2022Caution30/100327 complaints · 6 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Volkswagen Taos problems

All model years combined: 511 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

202Engine

114Service brakes5 crash/fire/injury

104Electrical system3 crash/fire/injury

76Fuel/propulsion system

69Power train

33Vehicle speed control

27Forward collision avoidance

14Air bags

14Structure

9715 other systems6 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine	202	0
Service brakes	114	5
Electrical system	104	3
Fuel/propulsion system	76	0
Power train	69	0
Vehicle speed control	33	2
Forward collision avoidance	27	4
Air bags	14	4
Structure	14	0
15 other systems	97	6

8 recalls

Volkswagen Taos recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Delivery: pressure sensor26V-258 · 2025–2026 · Apr 22, 2026 · 38,710 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel26V-185 · 2025 · Mar 25, 2026 · 75,323 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-214 · 2022 · Mar 29, 2023 · 15,874 vehicles Engine control module (ecu/ecm): software22V-687 · 2022 · Sep 14, 2022 · 2 vehicles Sensing system: camera22V-514 · 2022 · Jul 20, 2022 · 43,091 vehicles Suspension22V-176 · 2022 · Mar 23, 2022 · 10,119 vehicles Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings21V-651 · 2022 · Aug 20, 2021 · 16,737 vehicles Engine control module (ecu/ecm): software21V-615 · 2022 · Aug 6, 2021 · 5,092 vehicles