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2022 Volkswagen Taos electrical system problems

The 2022 Volkswagen Taos has 57 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

57

Electrical System complaints

12%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Taos electrical system complaints by model year57 complaints2022: 57 complaints2023: 21 complaints2024: 7 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Taos electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

22V514000Electrical SystemJuly 20, 2022 · 43,091 units

Defect

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Golf GTI, Jetta GLI, Jetta NF, Arteon FL, Tiguan LWB, 2022 Taos, Jetta PA, Tiguan PA, 2021-2022 Atlas Cross Sport, and Atlas FL vehicles. The manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence

A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the infotainment software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91DV.

What owners report

Vehicle was involved in a front end collision with left front impact. Damage spread across front of vehicle. Air bags did not deploy. Vehicle has been having electrical issues recently. Head unit will do “hard reset” while driving disabling all safety features. Car also will alert fob not…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · September 24, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2022 Volkswagen Taos have?

NHTSA has 57 complaints about the 2022 Volkswagen Taos electrical system — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2022 Volkswagen Taos electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 22V514000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.