Complaint volume
433 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Complaints
433 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4, grouped by component category.
433 Total complaints
47 Crash reports
7 Fire reports
16 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are electrical system, unknown or other, structure. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 47 crash reports, 7 fire reports, 16 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 47 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 17,486 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to electrical system, unknown or other, structure?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2023 Volkswagen ID.4?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2023 Volkswagen ID.4
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How severe are the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 complaints?
47 Crash
7 Fire
16 Injury
0 Fatality
31 Towed
8 Medical attention
What are the most common 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 complaint categories?
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 67
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 44
STRUCTURE 28
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT,BACK OVER PREVENTION 16
VISIBILITY/WIPER 12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 9
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 7
SERVICE BRAKES 7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 6
433 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact stated that while merging onto the highway at approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly came to a complete stop. The contact started pumping the accelerator to avoid being struck from behind. The contact stated that there was message displayed on the instrument panel that the vehicle was about to crash. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was performing as designed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,038. | Crash: No Fire: No | 14,038 |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Third time that the key fob was not found. Prior 2 times I was stationary. Third time I was in transit as the key fob was not detected. 30 seconds later the error message went away. Prior the car would not work or start without key fob detected. Concerning that the key fob would stop operation in the middle of the road as it has refused to operate for me in the past. 2nd time this happened, it forced me to uber back home to fetch another FOB, which did not resolve the issue. Not only did this cost me 1+ hour of time, I do not believe its a battery issue in the FOB. Both FOB are less than 10 months old. 2nd FOB did not work as well. Eventually the key was detected after some amount waiting period. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact stated that the battery failed to recharge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed to the dealer, a message that the 12-Volt battery had failed was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the 12-Volt battery was replaced. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the front driver's side and passenger's side seats were moving and making an abnormal squeaking sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the seats were not fully secured in the sliding mechanism from the factory. The dealer secured the seats. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the speedometer displayed inaccurate speed information. The contact then noticed that the instrument cluster and the infotainment system had become inoperable. Additionally, the rearview camera became inoperable while reversing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The dealer reset the instrument cluster, and the vehicle operated as needed; however, the failure recurred intermittently. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the front driver's side door unlatched and slightly opened, and the power door lock master switch was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with an internal electrical door latch assembly failure, causing all four doors to lock and unlock independently. The dealer removed and replaced the front driver's electrical door latch assembly and cleared all the DTC codes; however, the failure recurred intermittently. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was operating as intended. The manufacturer declined to buy back the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 2,922. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,922 |
| Nov 2024 | STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V651000 (STRUCTURE) and 24V344000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The electronic display has a recall. The display will just blackout at times leaving nothjng readable and not functionable. The collision warning systems constantly go off without anything being in our way causing the car to stop drastically causing passengers to experience severe jolting. This happens often. Door handle defects that are recalled. All recalled issues cannot be fixed according to VW. VW will not take back the car or buy back the car. They currently have a “no sell” on the id.4s and will not buy them back. We cant even get out of this car. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V344000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that occasionally the back over prevention screen was blank. The local dealer was contacted. The contact was informed that the recall remedy was not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was in an accident 12/14/2023. Doors will not unlock when need to open door to leave. When repair was completed. I told them about the problem when I got my car service, VW dealer said their a recall for that. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Accident avoidance features I've purchased in the car many times does not work. 1. Proximity sensor does not alert when needed Twice in the last month, vehicle approaching from the right (passenger side) darted forward without any warning. Once in the parking lot and another car also approached from a stopped light (which he broken) causing me to swerve and hit the brake hard on an intersection. 2. Blind spot light on both the driver and passenger mirror only work about 80% or 4/5 times. You can track these intentionally when passing another car, or be passed by a car to the right or left. 3. Proximity alert sounds when at a standstill on a traffic light. Even slightest movement on the brake pedal will sometimes trigger this false positive. I bought the car because of these key safety features and no longer believe these can be relied upon. Have many video and photos to track these events as I try and document for dealership. After advising the dealership, they cannot fix these problems and claim they cannot reproduce these issues. Even after sending them video and photos of these events. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID4. The contact stated that on several occasions the vehicle would not start and on one occasion the vehicle shut off while at a stop light. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who performed a software update but the failures continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 100. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 100 |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,BACK OVER PREVENTION | After six months, VW still doesn't have a repair for recall 24V344. My speedometer, backup camera, climate control, and all other functions controlled via the display screens malfunction. Both the dealer and and VW customer service have confirmed that no repair is available and they also will not provide a refund or replacement. My only option is to continue driving the car with malfunctioning key systems. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My vehicle has been recalled due to a problem with the door handles. The dealership has been notified per the recall instructions, and they have told me the car is safe to drive and to wait for more information about the repair process. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | Whole assist package malfunctions on daily basis making the cruise, lane assist, front collision warning, sign recognition not possible to use. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The speedometer, infotainment system have stopped working and the driver seat warmer turned on randomly while driving. On 10/4/2024, I noticed the car’s main infotainment system was unresponsive and showing a wrong time and frozen. I was driving and could not stop and moments later the speedometer was starting to malfunction as well. I was driving on a local high way and the speedometer indicated I was going at 1 mph or similar. When I was stopped at the stop light it indicated I was going at 4 mph. To avoid collisions, I drove at the speed of traffic. Also the seat warmer turned on randomly. The same day, we called to schedule an appointment with VW near our house and brought the vehicle in the next day. They took a few days to work on it. Once the car was ready, I visited the dealership and the report said they could not reproduce the issues. I asked if then how they could fix the issues and they were unable to and just updated module. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving on a freeway the screens recently went fully blank on the car consistent with the open recall software issues. In addition I recently put my car in reverse and the rear view camera failed to load in a timely manner. I have contacted VW dealer and corporate to initiate a buy back but have heard nothing from either party and any attempt to repair these conditions. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V344000 (Back Over Prevention, Equipment, Electrical System) and 24V651000 (Structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On two occasions the entire instrument panel went dark. Speed and other information were not available. It is my perception that lane keeping assistance, blind spot monitoring, automatic braking for collision avoidance and other safety systems were not available during those incidents. I have inquired of dealership maintenance personnel, and they do not know how many systems are affected. When these incidents occur, it is disconcerting for me as a driver and could cause an accident. If the safety systems are not functioning, then the probability of high-speed collision is increased. Examples of that would include front-rear collision at highway speed and lane changing or merging on expressways. A recall for these problems was issued in May, 2024 with an update in July but the manufacturer says they don't know how to fix it. I have asked them for either a prompt repair or for them to buy-back the car. They have denied my request. I believe that so much time has passed that they should be required to repurchase the car. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | As I was driving my vehicle around 5 miles per hour on a small street looking for parking, the car had some electrical malfunction that caused it to move forward and hit a parked vehicle, then reversed into another vehicle. The safety of my fiancee, myself and my dog were put at risk as we were jolted back and forth as this happened. The car has been inspected by my insurance company and the mechanic who had to do the repairs. No warning lamps or messages were present prior to the failure. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I left my office at about [XXX] on [XXX] Thursday for home, traffic was moderate, approaching the long weekend. I reached home at 5:29 pm, opened the garage and started parking the vehicle inside the car. All of a sudden, the car just took off and randomly accelerated and the next thing I found was that the vehicle landed and stopped right inside the house on the small island by the garage entrance, which is about 9” higher than garage floor, into the house with the front metal door and right side of the wall and bathroom door all shattered in front! On my left, I saw my wife in (by kitchen stove) in total panic and my [XXX] mother- in- law shouting to my wife. “What happened?!”, and my [XXX] grandson crying and closing his ears from the loud sound! Instinctively, as I realized I would not be able to exit the vehicle from where it was lodged, I reversed the vehicle back into garage where I could come out. As I switched into reverse gear (which this vehicle requires you to press the brake to be able to switch from drive to reverse), the vehicle again just accelerated with force. This time, damaging the garbage can in the garage, left garage door vertical track, drywall and outside brick wall, as the brakes were not engaging. If I had not steered my car right or left, I would have landed in the living room of the house across the street. Therefore, I steered to the right to remain on the street (in hindsight, this may not have been the best choice – in case there was another vehicle or resident walking on the street). As my vehicle was in reverse, going towards the street perpendicular to mine, it knocked down the street sign pole onto my property, ran over the curb, grass, and landscaping stones on my lawn. Finally, the vehicle stopped two feet away from my living room window and 3-4 feet above street level, under a tree on my front lawn, crashing against a big landscaping rock. When the vehicle stopped, it took me at least 30 seconds to rea INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | STRUCTURE | The contact owned a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH and making a right turn, the door opened unexpectedly. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V651000 (STRUCTURE); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure; however, the manufacturer was unable to confirm when parts would be available for the recall repair. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was arriving for an appointment and preparing to parallel park on the street. I was parking on a street in front of the office building, which is located on a corner. I observed the second and third vehicles parked from the corner were preparing to depart. I moved my vehicle slightly to the shoulder and activated my blinker to wait for the vehicles to leave. I idled next to the car parked at the corner to allow room for the departing vehicles to exit and for myself to pull in. Both vehicles pulled out of their parking spaces and into the street. I then proceeded to accelerate to pull into a parking spot. As two spots had opened, it was large enough for me to pull in forward without needing to parallel park by backing in. As I started to pull in, the vehicle’s automatic emergency braking system malfunctioned and erroneously engaged the brakes with violent force. An alarm sounded in the vehicle, a red warning flashed on the screen, and I was launched violently forward in my seat. The force with which the vehicle stopped made it seem as though I had hit something hard, like a wall. I quickly put the vehicle in park -- only halfway pulled into the parking spot -- and exited the vehicle to survey the situation. After circling the vehicle, it was clear that nothing had been hit and there were no obstructions in the road whatsoever. I returned to the driver’s seat and resumed parking. After pulling into the space, I put the vehicle into reverse to straighten out. Again, the vehicle’s braking system engaged without reason, though this time less violently and without the sound alarm and red warning. After parking, I exited the vehicle and took photographs of the area to document that there were no obstructions or anything else in the environment that would cause the system to believe there was an obstruction. Due to the malfunction, I sustained injuries consistent with whiplash -- pain, tightness, and inflammation along the left side of my neck and left shoulder. | Crash: No Fire: No Injuries: 10 Medical attention | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This vehicle has continual electronic issues. Aside from the 2 (as of now) recalls that are out on it- with no repair available- the functionality of this car is completely undependable. The computer screen (which controls almost every function of the car) often shuts off in the middle of operating (e.g. driving on a highway) and the only way to "fix" it is to shut the car off. Not ideal. Of course, this issue is intermittent so when i brought to VW they were unable to replicate. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I'm almost a year in a lease for this car. Made an appointment to take it in for the first service and then by word of mouth found out about the recalls, called to make sure they'd be able to fix the recalls and was told they would not be able to and so it was decided we'd wait to take it in for service when the fixes were available. That was on 9/6/2024. After searching my VIN with NHTSA - and only after that did I receive a recall notice and that is only for the door handles. I tried to contact VW per the instructions on the recall notice but contacting them via their website didn't work and the phone hold time was over an hour. I have experienced the software issue where everything goes blank including my speedometer and resets minutes later. We did go to a dealership and some of the conversation was that they can't sell the ID4 right now because of the recalls and the car is unsafe - Yet I am driving this car as my only mode of transportation. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Hello, our vehicle doors frequently unlock on their own and there have also been times while we are in the vehicle where we try to unlock the doors and they won’t unlock. I am worried about getting locked in the car, or having the doors open while driving. The windows also have automatically all rolled down with no one engaging with the vehicle. There is a concern for the safety of the belongings in the car. And I’m now generally worried about other electrical malfunctions. We have brought these issues to our VW dealer twice and they cannot reproduce them or fix them. There are no warning lights for these issues. I know there are new recalls for this vehicle, but VW has no estimated time as to when they will be ready. I feel very unsafe in this vehicle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | There has been no update regarding the open recalls on the ID4 from Volkswagen. The 919A/24V344 recall is over 5 months old with no update from Volkswagen and the 57J9/24V651 recall for the door handles has no update from Volkswagen at all. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the instrument panel went blank and continued flickering independently and the rear-view image failed to display properly while the transmission was shifted into reverse. The vehicle was taken to a dealer January and September of 2024 but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact had received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V651000 (STRUCTURE) and 24V344000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was 11,000. VIN too confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,000 |