2025 Volkswagen Taos Consumer Reviews
Pricing
S - $26,920 MSRP
Edmunds suggests you pay
$25,63459 for sale near you
Prices based on sales in GA thru 8/18/25
Final assembly in Mexico
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2025 Taos, so we've included reviews for other years of the Taos since its last redesign.
Hard review to write
Dan, 09/29/2024
2024 Volkswagen Taos SE 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
On one hand I love this little SUV. It’s enjoyable to drive. A good size to maneuver and park and it’s very nice looking. Comfortable inside. Nice moonroof. On the other hand my radio/infotainment has had frustrating issues since just a few days after purchasing and dealing with VW has only made it worse. Between pointless overnight stays at the dealership for the Taos and my wife and I having to share our other vehicle unnecessarily to VW Care doing literally nothing to help besides weekly/biweekly calls to tell me there’s no news and the mystery part that took them a month to diagnose to then the mystery part being on an indefinite back order to now having a 5 month old vehicle with a radio that makes odd loud noises and occasionally shuts off and hopefully turns back on (it doesn’t turn back on every time, sometimes we need to turn the car off then back on to reset it) is an infuriating start to owning a VW. VW care basically told me there’s nothing that can be done and it’s up to me to follow up with the dealership (that has already failed to communicate with me multiple times) for my brand new vehicle with the part that I feel like I’ve been lied to about multiple times. Between my own experience and countless bad reviews all over the internet it’s hard to recommend this vehicle. Honestly I would avoid it. It’s beyond aggravating to have problems with a vehicle before you make even make a payment on it. When the issues aren’t happening I enjoy the Taos but I’m left waiting for the next problem to happen. Currently with just over 3000 miles.
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VERY weird gear shifting/don't buy this car
BAG, 07/28/2024
2024 Volkswagen Taos SE 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
8 of 12 people found this review helpful
This car feels a bit dangerous due to the gear shifting that is so bizarre and unresponsive to human input. You put on the gas and it putt-putts for 2 seconds then ZOOMS forward. Dangerous if trying to, say, turn from a red light. I have a young person learning to drive and would never let her use this car. I actually thought we had a lemon until reading all the reviews about that issue as well as many others we haven't encountered yet but probably will. Edmunds should change its rating
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If you value your life, don't get this car.
ML, 05/21/2024
2024 Volkswagen Taos SE 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
14 of 23 people found this review helpful
This is possibly the worst car ever made in the history of cars. The engine shuts off at lights (no fix). The brakes wear very quickly. Replaced mine at 21k, and paid OUT OF POCKET because scammy VW is not willing to recall this serious and life threatening issue. They were at 2ml, when they are supposed to be 11ml. Just replaced the engine fan, and HEAD GASKET? Like, why is that even a thing?! Luckily those 2 things were under warranty. The video console blinks out when you are reversing. The car has no pick up and is no fun to drive. The only good thing about this car is the color.
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Three words: HEAD GASKET ISSUES
Charles , 12/17/2024
2024 Volkswagen Taos S 4dr SUV (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
This vehicle checked all the boxes we were looking for. And we were really enjoying it until the low coolant light came on at just 22,000 miles. Took it into the dealership, and sure enough, it has a bad head gasket just like the 2022 and 2023 year models did. It’s unfortunate to see Volkswagen quality going down. This is our third and final VW purchase. My 1988 Ford F150 (with original head gasket btw) shouldn’t be more reliable than a brand new vehicle. Buyer beware.
Nice little SUV but lacking basics
George M, Miami, Florida, 08/28/2024
2024 Volkswagen Taos S 4dr SUV (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
I bought the S (basic entry) model because of my budget. I had a horrible experience at the Deel dealership in Miami during the purchase of that car, but the car is not to blame for this. The good: great on gas, surprisingly big trunk for a small SUV, peppy (but still underpowered) engine. The bad: low quality rear view camera, no outside touch buttons on the doors for locking and unlocking, no built-in garage door opener in the rear view mirror and sluggish automatic transmission. The ugly: I haven’t encountered any yet but I read some very scary costumers’ reviews after I bought it about the engine cutting off, rear brake pads waring out very quickly and unreliable electronics, but so far haven’t encountered such issues and hope I don’t.
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