Brakes grind, pulse or wear early

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the pads and rotors (18 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the brakes covers the 2023 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 16,000 and 24,500 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“Rear brake pads needed replaced at 16,000 miles and need replaced again at 50,000. VW refuses to replace them or address the issue since the car is no longer under warranty.”

Filed Feb 18, 2026 · 16,000 miles

“After about 10,000 miles, we started getting a loud squeal noise in the front brake area when taking off from a stop. We have taken the vehicle to the dealership and also spoke to the service department several times. We keep getting told that it is a common noise with the Taos and there is nothing wrong or no fix. There is no way a brand-new vehicle should be making this noise.”

Filed Dec 15, 2024 · 10,000 miles

“a low coolant light went on . Brought car in and head gasket and rear brake pads need to be replaced. the car has 16000 miles on it. This is unacceptable. !!!!!!!!!!!! I would like to know if the car will be replaced with the same faulty brake pads and the same faulty head gasket. These are know issues so why hasn't VW fixed both these parts and why would I want to same ones in my car that are known to be faulty.”

Filed Sep 25, 2024 · 16,000 miles

“The vehicle has less than 16,000 miles and the rear brake pads already need to be replaced. Volkswagen refuses to cover the replacement even though the brake pads should not have worn out so soon.”

Filed Jan 18, 2024 · 16,000 miles