Volkswagen Taos Reliability
673 NHTSA complaints (2022–2025). Complaint rate: 22.9 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: The Volkswagen Taos has consistently lower complaint volume in 2023 compared to other years.
Avoid These Years
No years with significant complaint spikes.
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Volkswagen Taos Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | 172 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 99 | 3.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 78 | 1.3% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 63 | 0.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 57 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 52 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 24 | 4.2% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 10 | 10.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 9 | 22.2% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 9 | 11.1% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 453 | 8 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 143 | 2 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 65 | 3 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 12 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Volkswagen Taosaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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