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Volkswagen Taos years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2022. Best years: 2024.
The 2022 Volkswagen Taos draws the most owner complaints for its age: 316, or 63 for each year on the road, against a median of 27 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2022 is overheating (75 reports).
- 425complaints
- 6recall campaigns
- 2model years with a page
Newest report Sep 23, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2022
Most reported: overheating (75 reports, median 25,000 miles) and brake wear (63 reports, median 17,000 miles).
Best years
2024
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2022 has the most complaints of any Volkswagen Taos year here: 316 of 425 (74%).
- Problem across the years
- The top problem moves around from year to year. Overheating leads in 1 of the 2 model years and has the most reports overall, 102. Pooled across the years, half of the 44 owners who gave a mileage for overheating were under about 22,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 1% of Volkswagen Taos complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2023, 2 of its 109 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- 1 of the 2 model years where owners report overheating have a recall on the same system: 2022. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2023 at 109 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 90. So far in 2026, 75 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2024 (54), 2025 (11).
Year by year
2023 Volkswagen Taos
109 owner complaints, 27 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: brake wear (34 reports, median 20,000 miles), overheating (27 reports, median 20,000 miles) and misfire (13 reports). 2 reports involved a crash and 1 person was hurt. No recalls.
2022 Volkswagen Taos avoid
316 owner complaints, 63 for each year on the road (2.3 times the model median). Most reported: overheating (75 reports, median 25,000 miles), brake wear (63 reports, median 17,000 miles) and misfire (56 reports, median 28,000 miles). 4 reports involved a crash and 1 person was hurt. 6 recalls, including 22V-687 on the engine and 21V-615 on the engine.
Questions
What Volkswagen Taos years should you avoid?
The 2022 Volkswagen Taos draws the most owner complaints for its age: 316, or 63 for each year on the road, against a median of 27 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2022 is overheating (75 reports).
What are the best years for the Volkswagen Taos?
The 2024 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 54, or 18 for each year on the road.
What is the most common problem on the Volkswagen Taos?
Overheating, with 102 reports across the 2 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2022.
How many recalls does the Volkswagen Taos have?
6 recall campaigns cover the Volkswagen Taos model years 2022 to 2023 on this site.
How many Volkswagen Taos complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
1% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2023 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for overheating on the Volkswagen Taos?
On 1 of the 2 model years where owners report it: 2022.