2025 Volkswagen ID.4 problems & reliability
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Volkswagen ID.4, alongside 1 safety recall campaign. Last verified Sep 21, 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 components.
3 complaints report injuries (5 injured).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical System → | 13 | 50% |
| Back Over Prevention | 7 | 27% |
| Unknown / Other | 6 | 23% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 6 | 23% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 5 | 19% |
| Visibility/wiper | 4 | 15% |
| Service Brakes | 3 | 12% |
| Air Bags | 1 | 4% |
| Engine | 1 | 4% |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 4% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
All 12 reported components →What owners report
“The car was in neutral while in a drive through car wash. Then, when stopped and shifted to drive, the car bolted forward very suddenly and fast. Went through fence.”
Unknown / Other · filed Aug 17, 2026
“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…”
Vehicle Speed Control · 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 / Other · filed Jul 11, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Technical service bulletins
148 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 2025 Volkswagen ID.4. The 10 most recent:
Battery charger control unit software update
V9326062082403_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 31, 2026
Brake rotor resurfacing
V4619022015173_35 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 27, 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 various flash programming errors.
VOS-26-50 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 26, 2026
Battery charger control unit software update
V9326062082403_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 17, 2026
Diagnosis of low insulation resistance in the High-Voltage (HV) wiring.
V9326052081829_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 17, 2026
Battery Checking Procedure before replacement
V2724012073810_7 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 13, 2026
Warranty Alignment Worksheet
V4418012043620_10 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 11, 2026
Replacement instruction
V4015022033347_8 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 10, 2026
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
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.
Check VIN on NHTSA →Buying a used 2025 Volkswagen ID.4?
- · Decode the seller’s VIN with our free VIN decoder to confirm the exact year, engine and trim.
- · Check for unrepaired recalls by VIN on NHTSA’s official lookup — recall repairs are free.