2023 Volkswagen ID.4

Typical pattern

19.6% of complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2023 vehicle — around the middle of the 177 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 1.9 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (229 complaints), typically at 1.9 yr or about 12,000 miles.

Complaints: 845
Median age at failure: 1.9 yr
Median mileage: 11,000 n=91
Crash / fire / tow: 18.6% of reports
Safety recalls: 10 3 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Electrical system

229 reports · 12,000 mi

1.9 yr

10%

Other

116 reports

2.1 yr

13.8%

Collision avoidance

97 reports · 14,038 mi

2.1 yr

40.2%

Structure

60 reports · 12,800 mi

1.8 yr

1.7%

Speed control

56 reports · 14,000 mi

2.1 yr

37.5%

Back over prevention

48 reports · 10,000 mi

1.8 yr

16.7%

Service brakes

36 reports · 2,800 mi

1.8 yr

50%

Power train

31 reports · 12,000 mi

1.8 yr

9.7%

Engine

25 reports

1.8 yr

20%

Lane departure

24 reports

1.9 yr

12.5%

Fuel / propulsion

23 reports

1.7 yr

17.4%

Equipment

20 reports · 13,477 mi

2.0 yr

10%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V028000 2026-01-21 Do not drive

Electrical system:propulsion system:traction battery

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. The high voltage (HV) battery cell modules may contain misaligned electrodes that can result in a battery fire.

A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

25V836000 2025-12-03 Do not drive

Electrical system:propulsion system:traction battery

A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

22V956000 2022-12-29 Do not drive

Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 ID4 rear-wheel drive vehicles. The 12-Volt battery charging cable may contact the steering column shaft and cause the cable insulation to wear, possibly resulting in a short circuit.

A short circuit may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. A short circuit also increases the risk of a vehicle fire.

26V030000 2026-01-21

Electrical system:propulsion system:traction battery

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2025 ID.4 vehicles. The high-voltage battery may overheat.

A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

25V434000 2025-06-30

Service brakes

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport and 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. Certain bolts on the chassis, brake system and/or suspension (such as bolts for certain cross member, engine mount, control arm, subframe, rear brake carrier, etc.) of affected vehicles may not have been correctly tightened during the manufacturing process.

A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.

25V120000 2025-02-27

Power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2023 ID.4, 2022-2023 Audi Q4 e-Tron, and Q4 e-Tron Sportback vehicles. The instrument panel may not properly display the transmission gear lever indicator. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect."

Failure to display the gear position may result in a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not engaged, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V875000 2024-11-20

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 ID.4 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse or when the park function is manually activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

A blank rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V651000 2024-09-04

Structure:body:door:handle:exterior

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2024 ID.4 vehicles. The door handles may allow water to enter the circuit board assembly, which can cause the doors to open unexpectedly.

A vehicle door that opens unexpectedly while driving increases the risk of injury.

24V643000 2024-08-28

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 ID4 vehicles. The fasteners securing the passenger frontal air bag inflator may be loose.

An improperly secured air bag inflator may not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

24V344000 2024-05-15

Back over prevention:software

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain 2021-2023 ID.4 vehicles. Due to a software issue, affected vehicles may experience center displays and instrument panel displays that do not boot, or that sporadically reset. This can result in loss of speedometer information or loss of rearview camera image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays" and 111, "Rear Visibility."

Displays that do not show critical information, such as vehicle speed or the rearview camera image, increase the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Power train mileage not reported 2 mo in service

While in reverse if you turn to look back through the window instead of relying on the back-up camera, the car will turn off because there is a sensor on the seat that turns the car off if weight is not distributed correctly. The camera is not always reliable especially in situations with a lot of traffic or tricking maneuvering situations. I have had the car turn off on me at least five times, three of which was when I was in a busy parking lot. If the camera were to fail and I needed to solely rely on looking out the window, having the car turn off, creates a huge safety concern.

Power train mileage not reported 5 mo in service

Upon entering the vehicle it is displayed that there is a 12V error and that the electrical system is malfunctioning. The vehicle cannot be put into gear. Exiting the vehicle and reentering the vehicle clears the error most of the time, making it seem like this error is false. One time though this error lasted for more than 30 minutes than went away. I drove the vehicle to the dealer and they confirmed the problem exists and do not know what is causing it. If this is a real error with the electrical drive train than exiting the vehicle should not clear it.

Power train mileage not reported 3 mo in service

On long drives (1+ hour or more) my 2023 VW ID.4 Pro S (all electric) displays a "limited driving power" warning at random times, and the speed drops by half or more. This has happened on all long drives (5 separate days) and the car has been serviced by the dealer three times and they cannot find a solution. This is a significant safety risk as it often happens on the highway and I could get rear-ended if I cannot pull off the road in time.

Engine mileage not reported 2 mo in service

While in reverse if you turn to look back through the window instead of relying on the back-up camera, the car will turn off because there is a sensor on the seat that turns the car off if weight is not distributed correctly. The camera is not always reliable especially in situations with a lot of traffic or tricking maneuvering situations. I have had the car turn off on me at least five times, three of which was when I was in a busy parking lot. If the camera were to fail and I needed to solely rely on looking out the window, having the car turn off, creates a huge safety concern.

Other ID.4 model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.