2023 Volkswagen Taos
Complaints about this year name brake far more often than the model's other years — 25% of them, about 62× the usual rate of 0.4%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 101 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 9 |
| Involving a crash | 2 |
| Recalls | 0 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 4/5 |
| EPA combined | 29.5 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- head gasket — 22% of complaints, 54× usual
- coolant — 20% of complaints, 50× usual
- warranty — 15% of complaints, 37× usual
What owners wrote
I was told there was a leak in my coolant system that has happened to many other with the 22 and 23 taos. If out of warranty the claim would be almost 5k even though my car is only 2 years old. The work needed to be done is labor intensive and also a issues wi…
My brakes went bad in under 5,000 miles they replaced the rear and now the front brakes are making noise. I have had to go into the dealer twice to get my coolant replaced. It needs it again and I feel we should not have to keep going into the shop when there…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Volkswagen Taos was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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