Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 has 1 recall, 26 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
26
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated September 7, 2026
26V030000
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.
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | The car was in neutral while in a drive through car wash. Then, when stopped and shifted to drive, t... |
| Jul 11, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was trying to park the car in a parking spot. There was a curb to my right, So I was turning caref... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | On 6/29/2026, While engaging the brakes on my leased ID.4, I was slowing down approaching another ca... |
| Apr 2, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER | For the second time, the car began burning and smoking from the windshield, melting parts of the car... |
| Apr 1, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | On April 1st I had my windshield replaced due to a crack in the upper central portion of the windshi... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS | On multiple occasions the infotainment system/central control system has gone black and rebooted whi... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | While driving, the center infotainment display repeatedly goes completely black and reboots without ... |
| Jan 22, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | On [XXX], shortly before 7:00 we parked our EV in the designated charging space at the EVgo charging... |
| Jan 4, 2026 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I turned on the defroster for the front windshield for the first time on this new vehicle. I had it ... |
| Dec 22, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Following the recent winter update, I noticed several faults during the weekend prior to the major i... |
| Nov 13, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The last two days I have been receiving a child lock error on my ID.4. Looking online, it seems lik... |
| Nov 6, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I am writing to formally report a serious and ongoing defect with my 2025 Volkswagen ID.4, purchased... |
| Nov 6, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The car is unlocking itself without anyone using the key fob or the app to unlock it. This puts us a... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While driving, the infotainment and central control display on our 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 repeatedly c... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving the instrument panel reboots and or just goes blank, leaving the vehicle without any d... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I drove our ID4 to pick up a neighbor's son from school. Using the regenerative braking mode, I cam... |
| Oct 22, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The vehicle launched forward while parking going thru a CMU wall, causing considerable damage to the... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While driving slowly in B mode, I began pulling into a parking space in Home Depot parking lot next ... |
| Sep 21, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE | The vehicle has difficulty coming to a stop and requires slamming the brakes in full which causes a ... |
| Sep 1, 2025 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | The contact leased a 2025 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact stated that while driving at 5-10 MPH, attem... |