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2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
232about this part
Share
50%of 465 total for the year
Median mileage
12,000miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 232 complaints about the electrical system of the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4, 50% of the 465 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,000 miles. 12 of these say a crash was involved and 5 a fire, according to the filers. 7 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Two problems. 1) the infotainment module cuts in and out. 2) Most important, the vehicle lunged ahead for no reason from a dead stop. We were lucky not to hit the truck in front of us. The vehicle is not safe to drive. VW corporate doesn't answer their phone and the dealer keeps giving us 800 numbers to try to contact them. What can we do?”

NHTSA complaint #11634874, filed 2025-01

“After NHTSA 919A been applied for my VW ID4, NHTSA Recall ID Number 24V875 was not properly addressed. 1 week after the recall completed by Centenial VW, I still have computer crash and blackout in the main dash and infotainment systems. I've shown these photos to David Lucero at Centenial VW service and he claims it was done properly. Attached is the photos.”

NHTSA complaint #11643767, filed 2025-02

“On many occasions, I push the park button on the gear selector, and it does not go into park. I have become extremely deliberate on pressing the button AND making sure the screen illuminates that the vehicle is in park. On two occasions with myself driving and one occasion with my wife driving, the vehicle has moved forward unintentionally as a result.”

NHTSA complaint #11609973, filed 2024-08

“My cars backup cameras have never worked properly and the dealer keeps changing me $485.00 to run a complete diagnostic every time I take it in. My car will erratically pulled to the right for no reason and caused the right front tire to blow forcing me to have it towed to the dealer and they had to replace both front tires which cost me $900.00 to replace. …”

NHTSA complaint #11621811, filed 2024-10

“The instrument panel in my car went completely dark, leaving me without any knowledge of my speed. This is a massive safety risk. I am taking it to the dealership tomorrow, but there are no issues that came up when this failed, it just failed to boot correctly, and nothing I could do would bring it back.”

NHTSA complaint #11722378, filed 2026-03

Related recalls

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20251653%
20242955%
202323250%
20225742%
202118053%

Other parts of the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4

Other or unknown
119 complaintsForward collision avoidance
76 complaintsBody and structure
61 complaintsVehicle speed control
57 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
48 complaintsBrakes
39 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
32 complaintsEngine
26 complaintsFuel system
23 complaintsEquipment
21 complaintsLane departure
21 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
21 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology