2023 Volkswagen ID.4
Complaints about this year name electrical system far more often than the model's other years — 13% of them, about 6× the usual rate of 2.1%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 448 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 48 |
| Involving a crash | 53 |
| Involving a fire | 7 |
| Recalls | 13 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5/5 |
| EPA combined | 107 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- prevention equipment — 7% of complaints, 17× usual
- equipment electrical — 7% of complaints, 17× usual
- made — 16% of complaints, 3× usual
What owners wrote
4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V030000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable am…
4. The contact 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 unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer ha…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 22V823000 BACK OVER PREVENTION Fixed free of charge.
- 22V830000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 22V956000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 23V750000 STRUCTURE Fixed free of charge.
- 24V344000 BACK OVER PREVENTION Fixed free of charge.
- 24V643000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 24V651000 STRUCTURE Fixed free of charge.
- 24V875000 BACK OVER PREVENTION Fixed free of charge.
Showing 8 of 13. The rest are on NHTSA's site.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Volkswagen ID.4 was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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