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Volkswagen Taos

Every Volkswagen Taos model year on file, 2021 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years4959 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62021 to 2026
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,282Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 317, 64% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0100200300400202120223172023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Volkswagen Taos complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
212
Brakes
116
Electrical system
99
Fuel system
85
Powertrain
68
Driver assistance
37
Speed control
32
Visibility and wipers
13
Airbags
12
Structure
12
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volkswagen Taos model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volkswagen Taos by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV30.0501080
2025SUV1118.28520147
2024SUV551.827500231
2023SUV1091.854500322
2022SUV3171.31,37860485
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0017
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volkswagen Taos

  • 26V-258 Apr 22, 2026
    In the event of a rear-end crash, the fuel pressure sensor may dislodge or separate from the fuel tank
    Fuel system · 39k vehicles
  • 26V-185 Mar 25, 2026
    Instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges
    Electrical system · 75k vehicles
  • 23V-214 Mar 29, 2023
    Fuel delivery pump may break, which could cause a sudden engine stall
    Fuel system · 16k vehicles
  • 22V-687 Sep 14, 2022
    Engine control unit (ECU) software may cause a stall when coming to a stop
    Engine and cooling · 2 vehicles
  • 22V-514 Jul 20, 2022
    Manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to display
    Back-over prevention · 43k vehicles
  • 22V-176 Mar 23, 2022
    Second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available
    Suspension · 10k vehicles
  • 21V-651 Aug 20, 2021
    Underhood fuel supply quick-connector may detach from the fuel supply line causing a fuel leak in the engine compartment
    Fuel system · 17k vehicles
  • 21V-615 Aug 6, 2021
    Engine control unit (ECU) software may cause a stall when coming to a stop
    Engine and cooling · 5,092 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.