Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2023 Volkswagen Taos has 21 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
21
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES | Rear brake wearing out extremely fast. No warning from VW Replaced twice in 40 000 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES | Rear brake pads needed replaced at 16,000 miles and need replaced again at 50,000. VW refuses to rep... |
| Nov 10, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Rear brake pads and rotors worn out at 32000 miles. Rear brake pads originally worn out and replace... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I had my brakes inspected by VW at 20k miles and everything was fine. Then I took a long road trip u... |
| May 30, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1)- Brake pads were worn out very fast twice when I first bought the vehicle. Eventually, the dealer... |
| May 19, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | unknown Rear brakes and rotors are wearing out in 1/2 the time that normal breaks ware out |
| Apr 23, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Car only has 16,000 miles on it. Started smelling antifreeze when the car was started. Took to dea... |
| Mar 17, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Went to a VW dealer in Sept of 2024. Dealer recommended that I get new rear brakes as they were low.... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | We purchased our 2023 Taos in Jan of 2024. The vehicle had approximately 24,500 miles when a grindin... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | 12,000 mile VW Taos coolent light went off. Faulty Engine coolant gasket failed. Took it into the de... |
| Nov 20, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Haven’t owned the vehicle for 2 years and I’ve already had to have brake lines replaced, windshield ... |
| Sep 25, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | a low coolant light went on . Brought car in and head gasket and rear brake pads need to be replace... |
| Sep 5, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | On 9/5/2024 I brought the vehicle into the dealer for the 30000 mile service. Upon inspection the de... |
| Apr 12, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | After about 10,000 miles, we started getting a loud squeal noise in the front brake area when taking... |
| Feb 28, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Vehicle Make/Model/Year: 2023 Volkswagen Taos Component: Service Brakes / Electronic Parking Brake O... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | The vehicle has less than 16,000 miles and the rear brake pads already need to be replaced. Volkswag... |
| Dec 13, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | My brakes went bad in under 5,000 miles they replaced the rear and now the front brakes are making n... |
| Aug 28, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated while reversing, the contact depressed t... |
| Jun 30, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Brake pads are fading quicker than usual. Also, the coolant. Just checked and added some coolant t... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | I purchased this car new less than 18 months ago and have been problems with it ever since. Brakes w... |