FaultScore

Worst years for a Volkswagen Taos

Owners have filed 762 complaints about the Volkswagen Taos with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Volkswagen Taos

498 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2025 Volkswagen Taos

22 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volkswagen Taos year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 1 0 0 Body & Structure
2025 B 22 3 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 B 78 3 0 2,500 Brakes
2023 C 163 3 0 10,185 Engine & Cooling
2022 D 498 8 0 21,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Volkswagen Taos

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 205 26.9%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 113 14.8%

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Airbags 11 1.4%

Worst in 2022

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 1.4%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 9 1.2%

Worst in 2022

Suspension 7 0.9%

Worst in 2022

Steering 6 0.8%

Worst in 2022

Wheels 6 0.8%

Worst in 2023

Exactly what failed on a Volkswagen Taos

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Emergency Braking 11 18.3%
Adaptive Cruise Control 10 16.7%
Warnings 9 15.0%
Body 9 15.0%
Assist 7 11.7%
Rearview System Braking 4 6.7%
Blind Spot Detection 3 5.0%
Accelerator Pedal 3 5.0%
Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm) 2 3.3%
Pads 2 3.3%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volkswagen Taos, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2021 peak 29 Aug 2026

Volkswagen Taos problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Volkswagen Taos

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.