2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 36about this part
- Share
- 11%of 339 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 66,548miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 36 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, 11% of the 339 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,548 miles. 14 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was pulling into street parking spot behind a parked car at a slow speed and braking to stop. I put my foot on the brake to bring the car to a complete stop but instead of slowing down the car accelerated straight into the vehicle in front of me. The rear end of the car in front of me was substantially damaged.”
NHTSA complaint #11680157, filed 2025-08“I was slowing down to park the car when it lurched forward in high speed and smashed into the wall. The front collision warning never went off, and the emergency braking never came on. My foot was on the accelerator and lifting off to park at low speed like I do all the time, so it wasn't like I was trying to slam on the brakes and pressed on the accelerator by mistake. The car was serviced at the dealership less than a week ago, but VW pushed out an OTA update 2 days ago. …”
NHTSA complaint #11719996, filed 2026-02“The center display and the instrument panel on our ID4 reset unexpectedly while driving, even though recall with Campaing ID 24V344000 was performed on our vehicle. This caused both displays to turn off, first the instrument panel followed by the center display - we pulled over as we did not have any information of any kind of the status of the car. After a couple of minutes, it came back up again - restarted. We reported to our local VW dealer, who told us that there is no open recall.”
NHTSA complaint #11711117, filed 2026-01“I was on the freeway going 70 mph. Red warning lights came on saying to stop car immediately. The car lost all power. I was able to get on the shoulder and called State Patrol because I was barely off a busy freeway. They advised me to get a tow truck. The Infotainment system was completely blank. All that worked were my emergency flashers. After ten minutes of trying to turn car back on, everything re booted and I was able to drive home.”
NHTSA complaint #11464715, filed 2022-05“The vehicle has been in to the dealer multiple times for electrical system failures. The car is not safe to drive and has stalled multiple times while driving. The system has errors that light up stating there is an electrical system failure. The car has stopped driving in the middle of a trip, I have been stuck with my family multiple times while on short trips and long trips. The vehicle has been repaired multiple times for the same issue and it just came back again after several months being repaired. …”
NHTSA complaint #11717983, filed 2026-02Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
181 complaintsOther or unknown
59 complaintsForward collision avoidance
40 complaintsBrakes
37 complaintsBody and structure
36 complaintsFuel system
24 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
23 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
18 complaintsEngine
17 complaintsSteering
17 complaintsAir bags
12 complaintsLane departure
12 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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