Reliability & cost of ownership
Volkswagen Taos Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Volkswagen Taos? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Volkswagen Taos problems by model year
8 recall entries and 442 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Taos | 2 | 7 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Taos | 0 | 45 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Taos | 0 | 94 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Taos | 6 | 296 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Volkswagen Taos, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine183 complaints
- service brakes108 complaints
- electrical system86 complaints
- unknown or other66 complaints
- power train63 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system63 complaints
- vehicle speed control29 complaints
- forward collision avoidance25 complaints