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2022 Volkswagen Taos problems
Owners have filed 496 complaints about the 2022 Volkswagen Taos with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 28% of them — the clear leader, ahead of service brakes at 12.3%.
Complaints496
Crashes8
Fires0
Injuries2
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 28.0% · 139
Service brakes 12.3% · 61
Electrical system 11.5% · 57
Fuel/propulsion system 10.1% · 50
Power train 9.9% · 49
Unknown or other 8.9% · 44
Vehicle speed control 3.4% · 17
Forward collision avoidance 3.2% · 16
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash and 2 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filing volume has held steady, 251 in the last three years against 245 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 21,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Car was purchased in August 2021. In August 2022 it was taken in for service at Onion Creek VW in Austin for multiple occurrences of alerts for low coolant level. The dealership topped off the coolant reservoir and said there are no visible leaks and refused to further diagnose. Then in June 2025 with 22,000+ miles the same occurred again. Took it to Vanguard VW in Austin and they diagnosed a bad head gasket. Engine
my taos is been on the shop several times for a check engine light and it works for a couple of months and the light comes back on according to the dealer ship it is an evap sensor that keeps failing the power train it not at 100% it can cause an accident I was traying to do a buy back but the company said that NO my car it been on the shop at least 5 times for the same problem. Please HELP. Engine
Starting and stopping. Press on the peddle the car starts and then Boggs down you need to depress further on the peddle and then the vehicle jolts forward rapidly. Have been to two different dealerships. The OBD reader claims it bad gas. I buy mostly Shell gas. The one professional doesnât think higher octane will have any effect. It an acceleration problem or transmission problem. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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