Used 2023 Volkswagen Taos Consumer Reviews
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Great all around vehicle
The Dude, 03/04/2024
2023 Volkswagen Taos S 4dr SUV (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Got the base model S The good: Drive is fun, very responsive, turbocharged, spacious interior, seats are ok, no glass roof, great gas mileage (32mpg winter, 39mpg summer), and the price. The not so good: Front seat Manual adjustment very limited, the rear seats do not lay totally flat when in down position The tires the taos came with (goodyear) are not great in rain nor snow, they are good on dry pavement The bad: Headlights are incredibly poor at night, they don't project more than 15 feet, need to use bright at night in rural setting, this is specific to the base model, borderline dangerous from personal driving experience. Over all: Better than most cheap small suvs, best compromise between power gas mileage, interior space/comfort, handling, responsiveness, and power (keep in mind it's a 1.5 liter engine), easy to park, great every day city driving vehicle, very good on the freeway as well.
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Traded a 2021 GTI in on the Taos and am glad I did
sanford12, 07/05/2023
2023 Volkswagen Taos SE 4dr SUV (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Closing in on a year of ownership. It has a 11,000 on it now and has been trouble free. Long term MPG varies between 35-36 and it will regularly hit 40-41 on the interstate at 73mph. Milage is so good it doesn't make sense to go hybrid. When I went in for it's first oil change it got a software update. The thing I noticed after a couple of days is that the lane keeping wasn't on at startup like usual. you can turn it on from the steering wheel which is nice since I only use it on the interstate. It's comfortable and quiet making long trips much nicer.
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Great value for the price and fuel efficient!
Marcelo Rodriguez , 12/22/2023
2023 Volkswagen Taos S 4dr SUV (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
So far I'm very happy with the car. Comfortable even for a 6'5" 300 lbs driver, tons of space, the mpg efficiency is even better than advertised as I get almost 40 mpg on highway and about 34 mpg in the city. It has everything you need in terms of safety features, brakes are great and it stops on a dime, it has great stability, maneuverability, and reacts quickly. Wishing more out of a $24k car seems out of line, but I wish it was a bit quieter (road noise) and the interior could be a bit less plastic. Overall, it surpasses my expectations by a lot.
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Worst car I've ever owned
BMO, 10/21/2023
2023 Volkswagen Taos SE 4dr SUV (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
44 of 53 people found this review helpful
I had a VW that I was happy with so I decided to go with the '23 Taos SE. Everything about this car really sucks. These are my thoughts I have on this car in the year I owned it before trading it in. First off, the electrical system in my Taos was very bad. Almost a third of the time I would try to roll my driver window up, and it would go down instead, or I would try to roll it down more and nothing would happen. So many times it would roll down when I would try to roll it up, and I did the reset and so did the dealership, which did nothing. When you press the horn, there is this slight delay before you hear anything, like an electronic delay, same when you let go of the brakes, it takes a split second before the brake lights turn off. Now with the way it drives. You hit the acceleration and you get a solid one second lag before the car even responds. My brakes had to be replaced during my 10k oil change because of how bad they were grinding. Something I really hated about this car was how the car lurches and jerks forward when you press the gas, even when you drive with a light foot. It was the absolute worst in the rain (there is one month of rain total where I live so I opted for FWD), and any time I would accelerate from a stop, my tires would skid and feel as if I was hydroplaning and my traction control lights would come on. There were few other reasons I had in addition to these major faults for trading in my car but it wasn't until I got a different car that I realized just how poorly made the Taos is. Worst quality car like the entire car was built as an afterthought that VW had. It's an attractive car but it wasn't ready and clearly rushed to market or they just didn't care about the quality of this one. I traded it in at 17k miles but at 16k miles my remote start stopped working and shortly after the check engine light came on and it was something with the EVAP system with the external air intake being stuck, I wish I could remember what it was exactly, but nonetheless I don't expect repairs like this in the first 20k miles at least. A lot about the car just felt so cheap, not just the parts inside the car but the engine, the way it sounded, the way it felt, the shuddering at low speeds in stop and go traffic, the jerkiness and sluggish performance. The tech is underwhelming and the driver assistance is terrible, like they used the cheapest and worst sensors that weren't good enough for the Tiguan on this Taos. In the morning when I would start my Taos and drive, there would be a sound of a squeaky wheel, not sure what this sound was but it's a cheap sound you don't expect your brand new German-made car to make. Everything about this car I really wanted to love and it just fell so short. And these tires love to screech at corners and when you take off from a stop. It's like the car is too light to handle the torque but then the HP and torque itself are quite weak so the car as a whole is just a really big bummer. I guess this could be a nice car for a brand new driver but only if you don't care about reliability or safety. The only thing I enjoyed about this car was the way it handled in dry weather on a paved road, but what's the point when it fails in the rain and is not a car you can count on. I hope their next generation of this car they can get right but I went with another SUV and am so glad I did. I don't think I'll get another VW moving forward. Not sure what's going on but it seems like quality or reliability is not something they care about.
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I love my baby Atlas!
Scott A, 11/22/2022
2023 Volkswagen Taos SE 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
14 of 16 people found this review helpful
I think the Edmunds reviewer did a great job describing what the Taos is. I love the handling, space, tech, fuel economy and looks. I have the AWD version and have averaged 29 mpg to date. The transmission is lazy with a bias for fuel economy, but I'm used to the DSG from my Golf GTI, so I know how to take over and get the most out of the engine. I just really love the car and am happy with the purchase. I'm not an SUV person, and this car is great.
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