2023 Volkswagen ID.4 problems
NHTSA has received 861 complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4, and 27% of them involve electrical system. After that come forward collision avoidance (12%) and body & structure (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 861 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 135 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 68 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 91 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 64 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 91 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 11,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 12,000 miles (27 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 135 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 68 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2023 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Volkswagen ID.4 with enough data (861 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 15 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Date/Time of Incident: 1/29/36 at approximately 5:44 PM Location: Small school parking lot Vehicle: 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 On 1/29/36 at approximately 5:44 PM, I was pulling out of a parking space at low speed in a small school parking lot in my 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. As I began to move, the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own, the steering would not turn left, and the car did not respond to braking, moving at an abnormal rate of speed over a very short distance.
The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed, however, the vehicle failed to stop as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle rear-ended the contact's other parked vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle crashed into the contact's residential iron fence and the fence was damaged.
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.