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2023 Volkswagen ID.4 backover prevention problems

Owners reported backover prevention problems in 49 complaints for the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
49 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
10,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When backover prevention problems show up

Backover prevention complaints by mileage, 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 10,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 10,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 94% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles12
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 backover prevention complaints that report mileage, the median is about 10,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

When I was backing from a parking space, another car drove behind mine and the car's maneuvering braking kicked in and decelerated the vehicle. When I stepped on the brake, the car then accelerated backwards and caused me to collide with the crossing vehicle.

May 2026 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention system failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the back over prevention function was displayed. In addition, the contact stated that the control panel displayed a black screen. The contact stated that the failure had occurred several times while children were inside the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the failure occurred while using the GPS.

Reported at 10,000 miles, May 2024

Other problems reported for the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4

Backover prevention problems in other years

  • 2026
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
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  • 2021

Backover prevention problems across all Volkswagen models