2025 Volkswagen Taos problems and recalls

Owners have filed 12 complaints on the 2025 Volkswagen Taos, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (5 complaints).

12
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
61.6
Severity index

Severity index 61.6 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 61.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (41.7%)5 42%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM541.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE325.0%
ENGINE325.0%
SERVICE BRAKES216.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER216.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL216.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER18.3%
LANE DEPARTURE18.3%

Complaints filed per year

06122026: 12 (partial year)2612
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
2026 (year to date)12

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V18500025/03/2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Jetta and Taos vehicles. The instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "
26V25800022/04/2026FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:PRESSURE SENSORVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Taos vehicles. In the event of a rear-end crash, the fuel pressure sensor may dislodge or separate from the fuel tank. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehic

Other Volkswagen Taos model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 4 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-10-21. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.