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Volkswagen Taos
2024 · gas, suv
Coverage: Fewer plug-in hybrids are ranked for 2024 than for 2023 or 2025. EPA's 2024 fuel-economy file, the source of every US car in these standings, lists no plug-in version of several cars it lists for both of those years, among them the Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Kia Niro, BMW X5, Volvo S90 and Porsche Cayenne. Those plug-in hybrids are missing from the 2024 standings, not ranked low.
10 measured figures
10 of the 10 figures this market publishes for a car like this one are measured for this car. This market publishes no overall score, so there is no share of a composite weight to measure confidence against; figures_measured says how many of this market's figures the row carries, and contributing_publishers says who measured them
Measured figures
Fuel economy31 mpg (US gallons)Measured by EPA · configuration: Taos
Tailpipe CO₂178 g/kmMeasured by EPA · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: Taos · also 286 g/mile
HorsepowerFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Kerb weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
EPA test weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
WarrantyFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
NHTSA overall ratingFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Complaints per 10,000 builtFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
PriceFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
8 more measured figures for this car — Horsepower, Kerb weight, EPA test weight, Warranty, Recall campaigns, NHTSA overall rating, Complaints per 10,000 built, Price — each with the publisher that measured it and the basis it is on. Free to read with an account.
Figures this car does not carry
Fuel economy (MPGe)Not published for this carFuel economy (MPGe) is published for electric and hydrogen cars, whose economy is published as MPGe: energy converted at 33.7 kWh per gallon, not fuel burned; this car is not one of them, so the figure is not the same quantity for it
Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)Not published for this carthis car's CO₂ is published as the tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle (178 g/km), not as a composite weighted across electric and fuel-burning miles, so it is not the quantity this list orders. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂
Engine horsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
5-Year Running Costs
| Total | not estimated — a component above is unknown or modelled |
Running costs only — the purchase price is not included. The five-year running cost is an ESTIMATE, not a measurement of this car: only its fuel half is computed from the car's own measured consumption and a dated pump price (see fuel_price_source and fuel_price_as_of in the market's own figures); insurance, maintenance and repairs are class models. It orders no list and is not one of this market's published figures. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.
Known Issues
SERVICE BRAKES
16 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
Parking brake randomly engaged on vehicle without button engagement. Also is able to engage while vehicle is not in park.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
14 complaint(s)
I was at a light with the car on and in drive. The light turned green and I pressed on the gas and the vehicle was unresponsive. I confirmed that the vehicle was turned on and actively in drive -- but…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9 complaint(s)
The odometer does not read correctly upon fill up. Typically the fill up states I have 325 miles per tank but I can drive about 100 miles and it still reads 325 miles until empty, after which time the…
ENGINE
9 complaint(s)
Car transmission is lagging. It’s unsafe merging on highway. Lags for way too long when changing lanes and accelerating.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
6 complaint(s)
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
3 complaint(s)
POWER TRAIN
3 complaint(s)
The car was purchased new and now has 1,600 miles. On nine different occasions the car has stopped moving (but has not stalled) when trying to accelerate. In two of those instances (accelerating from…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2 complaint(s)
The car has an issue with acceleration, when you stop or driving if you hit the gas pedal the car wont accelerate instantly it has a delay and it super dangerous when crossing through a 2 lane road, w…
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2 complaint(s)
The windshield wipers regularly come on automatically when it is not raining, sometimes at a very rapid speed. I have unselected in the settings the option for them to come on automatically but the pr…
The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 29 named in all.
Data sources
- EPA — fuel economy and CO₂ label figures
- NHTSA — crash-test ratings, recalls and owner complaints
- New York State DMV — New York registrations, the cross-check on that denominator
- NHTSA — vehicles built for the US market, the complaint-rate denominator
- NHTSA — system horsepower, and curb weight averaged across a compliance configuration's trims, from the CAFE analysis fleet
- carstandings.com — basic-warranty terms, from this site's reviewed table
- EPA — horsepower and EPA test weight, from the Test Car List
- EPA — production volumes by make, from Automotive Trends
- NHTSA — body style and the crash-tested vehicle's curb weight, from the NCAP crash-test file
- NHTSA — body style and engine horsepower, from the vPIC VIN decoder