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2022 Volkswagen Taos

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Taos years

Owner complaints for the 2022 Volkswagen Taos are substantially higher than the model-year median of 53.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 31 of 314 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 143 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 61 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

314 reports
Mileage unknown · Jul 11, 2022
EngineFuel/propulsion SystemService Brakes

When pressing on gas peddle, vehicle aggressively jolts forward. This caused me to almost rear end the vehicle in front of me while on the highway as well as be rear ended. While on and in drive Taos appears to have died. Vehicle will not drive and break locks. The break peddle has also locked up twice while driving. Check engin…

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When pressing on gas peddle, vehicle aggressively jolts forward. This caused me to almost rear end the vehicle in front of me while on the highway as well as be rear ended. While on and in drive Taos appears to have died. Vehicle will not drive and break locks. The break peddle has also locked up twice while driving. Check engine light did appear but shortly turned off. Auto start/stop does not work on app and auto start doesn’t work on key fob either. Multiple times my Taos has “detected” a vehicle in front of me and flashed a warning when there was no vehicle at all. These incidents have occurred over multiple days. At this time I have only owed my Taos for three weeks.

NHTSA ODI #11473464

Mileage unknown · Jun 25, 2022
Air BagsForward Collision Avoidance

I was driving down the interstate on 6/24/2022 with ACC turned on and was in traffic. The semi truck in front of me came to a complete stop, but my VW Taos did not stop or slow down, so I had to intervene in order to prevent an accident. After I came to a complete stop, my vehicle started beeping, flashing errors on the dashboar…

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I was driving down the interstate on 6/24/2022 with ACC turned on and was in traffic. The semi truck in front of me came to a complete stop, but my VW Taos did not stop or slow down, so I had to intervene in order to prevent an accident. After I came to a complete stop, my vehicle started beeping, flashing errors on the dashboard for every safety system on my car including the Airbags, Traction Control, Anti-lock Brakes, all Safety Sensors, Cruise Control, and something called Brake Booster. It stayed like this for about 10 minutes. After moving more, traffic came to a complete stop again, so I took the opportunity to turn my car off and restart it, and the warnings came up again. After 5-10 more minutes, the errors finally cleared off my dashboard. This made me very concerned that I would not be protected if I were in an accident. This is the third time my vehicle has done this since owning it.

NHTSA ODI #11470941

320 miles · Jun 24, 2022
Engine

The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the power steering and power brake failed. The contact stated that the "check engine" and "Electronic Stability Protection" warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to safely c…

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The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the power steering and power brake failed. The contact stated that the "check engine" and "Electronic Stability Protection" warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to safely coast to the left and onto the highway median. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the evap purge solenoid had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 320.

NHTSA ODI #11470909

5,000 miles · Jun 15, 2022
Engine And Engine CoolingService BrakesCrashInjury

The contact owned a 2022 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated while driving in the parking lot at work, the engine stalled, she turned the vehicle off, waited to restart the vehicle, and drove the vehicle but could not stop. The contact crashed into the fence. There was no warning light illuminated. The air bag did deploy. The co…

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The contact owned a 2022 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated while driving in the parking lot at work, the engine stalled, she turned the vehicle off, waited to restart the vehicle, and drove the vehicle but could not stop. The contact crashed into the fence. There was no warning light illuminated. The air bag did deploy. The contact suffered some injuries that required medical attention. The contact suffered an abrasion to the wrist and a sprang right wrist also injured her nose. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop and deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.

NHTSA ODI #11469366

Mileage unknown · Jun 7, 2022
Electrical SystemEngine

Engine electrical issue with knock sensor, dealer replaced only to find out they now need to install an engine electrical harness complete. Engine warning light comes on and states max engine rpm's limited to 4000, while doing so engine power is cut resulting in major loss of acceleration, while engine light is on safety system …

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Engine electrical issue with knock sensor, dealer replaced only to find out they now need to install an engine electrical harness complete. Engine warning light comes on and states max engine rpm's limited to 4000, while doing so engine power is cut resulting in major loss of acceleration, while engine light is on safety system does not work. Infotainment system sometimes does not load for several minuets as well as the rear view camera not functioning while loading.

NHTSA ODI #11468037

Mileage unknown · May 26, 2022
Unknown Or Other

While 19 year old daughter was at highway speed on interstate (speed limit 65 mph) vehicle suddenly stalled while in heavy traffic with epc and check engine light coming on. Happened twice in last 2 days. Called VW Corporate and filed open case and had them check vin for recalls and asked them if this was a known problem. Was…

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While 19 year old daughter was at highway speed on interstate (speed limit 65 mph) vehicle suddenly stalled while in heavy traffic with epc and check engine light coming on. Happened twice in last 2 days. Called VW Corporate and filed open case and had them check vin for recalls and asked them if this was a known problem. Was told vin is up to date re recalls and TSB's despite finding conflicting information online. Vehicle will be in dealer tomorrow to attempt duplication of issue/read stored codes, and try to repair. Unsafe vehicle and never would have leased it had I known of the numerous issues with this vehicle and know stop sale order by VW to dealers late 2021. Feel deceived with long business dealings with VW and dealership.

NHTSA ODI #11466289

Mileage unknown · May 25, 2022
Power Train

experienced a stall while making a complete stop on freeway and as you step on the gas the car doesn’t move which could cause an accident in busy traffic? It happened twice today for me.

NHTSA ODI #11466156

Mileage unknown · May 5, 2022
Unknown Or Other

Repeat start stop error message check engine light on for a few moments. Today my car completely lost all power on the road.

NHTSA ODI #11463436

100 miles · Apr 19, 2022
Engine And Engine Cooling

The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle would intermittently stall upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the "shift to park" warning message would appear on the instrument panel as the contact would restart the vehicle and resume normal dr…

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The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle would intermittently stall upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the "shift to park" warning message would appear on the instrument panel as the contact would restart the vehicle and resume normal driving. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and was informed that his vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V615000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred him back to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100.

NHTSA ODI #11461360

Mileage unknown · Apr 8, 2022
Electrical SystemForward Collision AvoidanceService Brakes

I have had start/stop error a few times but the other day I turned my car on and it said car on and chimed that a door was open even tho no light was on indicating which door. So I got out and re closed all of them. I get back in my parking brake is on now and won’t come off. So I shut the car off give it a few minutes and turn …

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I have had start/stop error a few times but the other day I turned my car on and it said car on and chimed that a door was open even tho no light was on indicating which door. So I got out and re closed all of them. I get back in my parking brake is on now and won’t come off. So I shut the car off give it a few minutes and turn it back on. I was able to get the parking brake off to back out of my parking spot as I’m pulling out of the parking lot I was in my parking brake comes on in the middle of the intersection. I had to turn my car off to get the parking brake to go off.

NHTSA ODI #11460108

Official recalls

6

23V214000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

Mar 29, 2023

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 TAOS vehicles. The fuel delivery pump may break, which could cause a sudden engine stall.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A sudden engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 20DV.

22V687000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm):software

Sep 14, 2022

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 TAOS vehicles equipped with all-wheel drive. The engine control unit (ECU) software may cause a stall when coming to a stop.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An engine that stalls may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 28, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24iL.

22V514000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera; Equipment:electrical:infotainment:software

Jul 20, 2022

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Golf GTI, Jetta GLI, Jetta NF, Arteon FL, Tiguan LWB, 2022 Taos, Jetta PA, Tiguan PA, 2021-2022 Atlas Cross Sport, and Atlas FL vehicles. The manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will update the infotainment software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91DV.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Equipment:electrical:infotainment:software

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Golf GTI, Jetta GLI, Jetta NF, Arteon FL, Tiguan LWB, 2022 Taos, Jetta PA, Tiguan PA, 2021-2022 Atlas Cross Sport, and Atlas FL vehicles. The manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence: A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will update the infotainment software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91DV.

Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Golf GTI, Jetta GLI, Jetta NF, Arteon FL, Tiguan LWB, 2022 Taos, Jetta PA, Tiguan PA, 2021-2022 Atlas Cross Sport, and Atlas FL vehicles. The manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence: A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will update the infotainment software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91DV.

22V176000 · Suspension

Mar 23, 2022

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Tiguan, Taos, and 2021 Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles. A second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available. The left or right rear suspension knuckles may corrode, crack, and break.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A broken rear suspension knuckle can cause a loss of stability, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace one or both rear suspension knuckles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 13, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42L8.

21V651000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings

Aug 20, 2021

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Taos vehicles. The underhood fuel supply quick-connector may detach from the fuel supply line causing a fuel leak in the engine compartment.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A fuel leak may cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash. A fuel leak also increases the risk of fire in the presence of an ignition source.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the connection and replace the fuel supply line and connector as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 31, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 20DB.

21V615000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm):software

Aug 6, 2021

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Taos vehicles equipped with all-wheel drive. The engine control unit (ECU) software may cause a stall when coming to a stop.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 5, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24HH.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.