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2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Engine Problems

Complaints
26about this part
Share
6%of 466 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 26 complaints about the engine of the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4, 6% of the 466 complaints for this model year. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“Brand new ID4 2023 with 800 miles goes into park and refuses to drive because this error message pops up, unable to start please remove charging socket the charger is not plugged in and I was just driving on the highway when this message first appeared. Then I come to a stop and that's when the car goes into park and refuses to drive in the middle of a busy 4 way intersection.”

NHTSA complaint #11509418, filed 2023-02

“On long drives (1+ hour or more) my 2023 VW ID.4 Pro S (all electric) displays a limited driving power warning at random times, and the speed drops by half or more. This has happened on all long drives (5 separate days) and the car has been serviced by the dealer three times and they cannot find a solution. This is a significant safety risk as it often happens on the highway and I could get rear-ended if I cannot pull off the road in time.”

NHTSA complaint #11509090, filed 2023-02

“After spending the past 3 hours with VW's customer care department I have a serious problem with their decision to close my case until VW determines a recall action plan even though... VW has instructed me not to park in my garage or charge overnight due to fire risk VW has no parts and no timeline Vehicle range is materially reduced from stated 290 miles to 160 in winter / 225 in summer VW refuses lease relief and refuses long term loaner car VW closed the case while the recall remains open”

NHTSA complaint #11713612, filed 2026-01

“When I am parking at 5mph in a medical center parking structure, the car suddenly got an uncontrollable acceleration that hit the parking cement and hit the wall in front of the parking area. I cannot imagine that if it is not in the parking structure with 5 mph, it will be fatal or injured and hit more people and cars on the freeway. I want a safe vehicle and spent over $55K for my daily chore. I lost confident on an electric vehicle, and hope your agency will iron all these out prior to introduce to the public. …”

NHTSA complaint #11572142, filed 2024-02

“I was passing on a highway ant high speed and the car shut down. It gave me about twenty seconds to coast to a stop on the shoulder before it completely turned off. This happened twice.”

NHTSA complaint #11522391, filed 2023-05

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202513%
202424%
2023266%
202254%
2021165%

Other parts of the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4

Electrical system
232 complaints
Other or unknown
120 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
76 complaints
Body and structure
61 complaints
Vehicle speed control
57 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
48 complaints
Brakes
39 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
32 complaints
Fuel system
23 complaints
Equipment
21 complaints
Lane departure
21 complaints
Visibility (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 29, 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