2025 Volkswagen Taos Consumer Reviews

Thankfully covered under warranty, but how the beep does a head gasket go bad with just 22k miles. My 1988 Ford F150 is literally more reliable (still has original engine and transmission) than this 2024 Taos. We did love the car at first. It checked all the boxes in what we were looking for. I was a little hesitant going with a VW in terms of reliably, and I regret not sticking with that hesitancy. I guess I thought that the 2024 would’ve had the kinks worked out.

Great mileage: 33mpg with my driving. The height is just right for me. I can sit down in it without falling or climbing into the seat and get out without jumping to the ground. Built in a Jetta frame, it's the perfect size for me. It's the quality I expect from VW. Smooth transition from gear to gear as it accelerates. The ACC is quick to recognize vehicles as it approaches them and adjust speed without running up too close.

It's a great entry level small SUV. The vehicle is heavy, don't expect it to accelerate or decelerate quickly, motor is small, brake rotors are small too, it's not a sports car, so don't drive it like one. Comes in 3 trims levels, I bought the SE model with glass sunroof. Driven on 2 lane highways at posted speed limits, 50 to 65 mph, one foot driving and not hardly using the brake pedal at all, if you drive smoothly on and off the throttle, 44 to 46 MPG tankfuls, are possible, consistently, with good driving techniques, far, far above the rated 36 mpg on the Monrony label. That said, drive it hard, or with poor techniques like most drivers in the USA, slam the doors shut, abuse it like some Korean or Japanese sardine can car, and it will reward you with breakdowns, failures, broken door locks with cracked electrical solder joints, very frequent and expensive brake jobs, as well as heartaches and big financial repair bills. Volkswagens, like all German transportation product, don't take abuse well, or late services, or not using the correct fluids during services. There are some people that just should never own German cars, the service requirements are beyond their limited budgets. I believe the head gaskets blown problem with the earlier year models has been remedied and fixed for good by the vendor that supplied VW the head gaskets for this model engine in 2021 and 2023. Hence why I bought a debugged 2024 model. I recommend it if you want a very frugal to operate small SUV and you can keep your foot out of the 'go fun and fast" pedal, instead treating it utilitarian as something to reliably and frugally get you from point A to point B. I honestly feel, as a long, long, long time VW owner, I got way more in this than I bargained for. Especially in the actual MPG's I am getting in the FWD 8 speed automatic version I bought. I am past the age of being concerned with how a car makes me look, just want efficiency, reliability and at 6'5" a German car that I can still fit into. The Taos fits the bill, nicely

We had this car for a year and a half now. Still in warranty and they replaced the transmission once at 30,000 miles a month later we couldn’t put the car in drive! Eventually pulling the shifter back until it popped something in the transmission. The car will not automatically shift gears and when we park the car it rolls 3 to 4 feet before it stops. They are probably going to need replace the transmission again. Never buying a Volkswagen ever again, First ever VM purchase too. The worst part is we paid it off 4 months ago.

I had my car for almost a year and it has handled nicely from the hot summer days in the desert and the winter days in sequoia. I haven't had any issues expect for then the entertainment system didn't turn on because it was to cold. After reading the manual, it does state that it can happen but it will turn on after the car warms up, which it did after resetting the entertainment system (just hold down the volume button). I know the transmission was an issue with the 2022 model but it doesn't feel like its an issue with the 2023 model. Overall its a great suv car and it has done everything I thrown at is from road trips and a daily commuter. Please keep in mind that this is a GERMAN engineering car, so if you take care of your car, your car will take care of you.

This vehicle handles really well and drives like it has something to prove while bringing all the gear along. As others have mentioned, the transm can be lurchy but driving in the right mode can lessen that. Amazing gas mileage (45+ in the mountains where I live) with plenty of room for the crew. PHOTOGENIC

Our first new car purchase in 10 years, we are a family of 5 and looked for a sub-compact SUV that was good on gas. Within 2 months, car was at the dealership for engine lights, EPC and a few others. Lights were turned off, came back on 2 days later, back to the dealership two more times for the same issue. Car runs in "safe mode" I was told, start/stop does not work, no acceleration. Dealership said to put different gas in it so I tried them all, premium, regular from 4 different suppliers, no change. It only happens in the hot months in CA and end result was a problem that had no resolution. Fast-forward a year later and it's back, I was told a software update was coming to fix it, never happened. I've never written a review in my life like this but I'm so frustrated, headed back to the shop again for the 4th time. Never mind there's something wrong with the brakes that last 10,000 miles only (rear ones ironically that usually last 25-40k miles), back up camera didn't work....it goes on. So disappointed in this vehicle, so much time, rental cars...don't buy this car or the 2023, read about it, they are cute but horribly unreliable.

Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car Great car