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Model years to avoid

Volkswagen ID.4

What it says about you

Opinion

You wanted an electric car that did not announce itself and this is the quietest possible way to have made that decision. The software has tested you. You are still here.

Not measured, not from the data, and offered in fun. Everything below this is not.

6 model years on record, 981 complaints filed.

The years to look at closely: 2023 (electrical system), 2021 (electrical system). Everything else drew a normal number of complaints for this model.

Every year

  1. 2026 1 recall 0 complaints
  2. 2025 1 recall 25 complaints
  3. 2024 8 recalls 48 complaints
  4. 2023 electrical system 448 complaints
  5. 2022 7 recalls 134 complaints
  6. 2021 electrical system 326 complaints

What does a Volkswagen ID.4 say about you?

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Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints — compared against itself rather than against other cars, so popularity and age do not decide the answer.