2025 Volkswagen ID.4 problems & reliability
25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Volkswagen ID.4, alongside 1 safety recall campaign. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
3 complaints report injuries (5 injured).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical System → | 12 | 48% |
| Back Over Prevention | 7 | 28% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 6 | 24% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 5 | 20% |
| Unknown OR Other | 5 | 20% |
| Visibility/wiper | 4 | 16% |
| Service Brakes | 3 | 12% |
| Air Bags | 1 | 4% |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 4% |
| Seats | 1 | 4% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
What owners report
“On 6/29/2026, While engaging the brakes on my leased ID.4, I was slowing down approaching another car, and suddenly the vehicle surged forward with full acceleration. It then suddenly re-engaged the brakes just before the vehicle in front of me. On 7/1/2026, I was stopped in traffic near Englewood City Center on…”
Service Brakes · filed Jul 27, 2026
“I was trying to park the car in a parking spot. There was a curb to my right, So I was turning carefully to not rake my wheel against the curb. The car suddenly accelerated by itself, jumped the curb infront, hit a tree and stopped. It accelerated so much and hit the curb so hard, that the entire front right side was…”
Unknown OR Other · filed Jul 11, 2026
“On April 1st I had my windshield replaced due to a crack in the upper central portion of the windshield. When the glass place took the windshield off my car they found a burnt section in the headliner. The glass place reported it immediately to the Volkswagon dealership and asked the device person at the dealership to…”
Visibility/wiper · filed Apr 17, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Technical service bulletins
140 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 2025 Volkswagen ID.4. The 10 most recent:
Checking Installation and calibration
TT 96-26-01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 30, 2026
Diagnosis of low insulation resistance in the High-Voltage (HV) wiring.
V9326052081829_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 20, 2026
This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0019 - Hotfix 12-V battery…
VOS-26-42 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 15, 2026
Replace the rear Electric Drive Power and Control Electronics -JX1- with Three-Phase Current Drive -VX54- as an assembly
V9326042081598_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 3, 2026
Subject: Get ready for your Over-the-Air software update
E-mail_OUE7 · Over The Air · issued Jul 3, 2026
Inquiries
V6919012010479_17 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 11, 2026
Difference between Component fluid leakage and seepage
V0026012081638_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 19, 2026
Update Programming for Memory Seat Module
V7226022081746_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 8, 2026
Update Programming of Seat Module
V7226012081745_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 8, 2026
Replace Battery Regulation Control Module Kit -J840- / -SX7- / -SX8-
V9326022080102_3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 13, 2026
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
The 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign — recall repairs are free at franchised dealers regardless of the vehicle’s age.
Check whether your specific vehicle is affected
Recall campaigns often cover only certain VIN ranges. Enter your VIN on the official NHTSA site to confirm whether your vehicle is included and whether the repair is still open.
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