2023 Volkswagen Taos Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2023 Volkswagen Taos. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 162 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 13, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I purchased a 2023 vw taos se about a year ago (may 2025) as cpo less than 7k miles. It is still under the warranty; however, I already had to bring this taos to the vw dealership for 3x.â first was a/c was not cool enough. They found a leak. In june 2026, I had to bring due to the engine light…”
“Only when lighter weight adults are in the front seat - if they move around at all the airbag sensor goes off. Meaning the airbags won’t deploy if we get into an accident. Seems like a major flaw! Even if while they are moving around an alarm went off why would it not reset once the person…”
“My 2023 vw taos se has been diagnosed with head gasket failure. Denied “goodwill assistance.â€� I did state that vw has issued a tsb (tsb 15-23-01. I currently have 80,380 miles on the vehicle. Known engineering failure, not wear and tear.”
“Am reporting a recurring rear brake issue with my vehicle. The rear brake pads and rotors have required replacement approximately every 20,000 miles, which appears abnormal given that the front brake pads have never required replacement and are still measuring approximately 8 mm. The rear brakes…”
“Air bags did not deploy after a direct driver side hit, and I was injured because of the accident. Car was declared a total loss by the insurance. The car is being held by state farm if inspection needs to happen. I was hurt because of the car accident, and I fear for my life or my child’s life…”
“This vehicle has a known design flaw which causes the cylinder gasket to leak and require replacement. Vw has only issued a technical service notice which was no provided to owners regarding the part that needed replacement. They are correcting the problem with a differently designed part in order…”
“This vehicle has a known design flaw which causes the cylinder gasket to leak and require replacement. Vw has only issued a technical service notice which was no provided to owners regarding the part that needed replacement. They are correcting the problem with a differently designed part in order…”
“On april 27, 2025, in [xxx] , the vehicle displayed a low coolant warning in the morning. The owner replenished the coolant as instructed, the warning cleared, and the vehicle was driven to work without incident. Later that day, while traveling southbound on [xxx] at approximately 60 mph, the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Volkswagen Taos as of July 13, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.