2025 Volkswagen Id.4 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (7) · Electrical System (7) · Visibility/Wiper (4)
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Safety recalls (2)
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery 2026-09-30 · campaign 26V630000 · 22,524 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2026 ID.4 vehicles. The high voltage battery may fail and lead to a vehicle fire.
Risk: A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Owners are advised to only charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% battery capacity until the repair has been completed. The remedy is currently under development. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, are expected to be mailed November 27, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93EX. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery 2026-01-21 · campaign 26V030000 · 43,881 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2025 ID.4 vehicles. The high-voltage battery may overheat.
Risk: A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will update the high-voltage battery software, and replace the high-voltage battery, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 18, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93EA. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 23, 2026.
Service bulletins (152)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Seats 2026-09-24 · V7226012081745_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
programming instruction.
Electrical System 2026-09-23 · V9326032083367_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
steps to take if dtc p0aa500 (da:008c)
Lane Departure: Assist 2026-09-17 · TT 96 26 01 · Other
heat sensative trouble shooting explanation.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-09 · SM 39-2026 · Other
this special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
Electrical System 2026-08-31 · V9326062082403_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
battery charger control unit software update
Service Brakes 2026-08-27 · V4619022015173_35 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
brake rotor resurfacing
Showing the 6 most recent of 152 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-26 · Electrical System“the volkswagen id.4 has an active recall regarding the high voltage battery. there is no remedy, instead they recommend not to charge above 80%. essentially limiting how far i can go between charging. my particular car limited my charging to 70%, so now instead of charging on weekends, i have to charge daily or every other day, making the money i w…”
2026-10-22 · Power Train“on thursday, october 22, 2026, while driving about 30 mph on the golden gate bridge in san francisco, an orange warning triangle appeared on the dash and the vehicle then shut off due to an overheat. mileage approx. 5,500. this vehicle is covered by volkswagen safety recall 93ex (high-voltage battery cell modules). i believe this event is connected…”
2026-10-17 · Unknown Or Other“the odometer is reading far higher than the actual mileage. available for inspection upon request. my or others' physical safety are not at risk. no, it has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center, as it is an intermittent issue. i do have a lot of photo and video evidence that proves the problem, though. in fact,…”
2026-10-14 · Electrical System“the airbag warning light on my 2025 volkswagen id.4 has come on repeatedly since shortly after delivery. the authorized vw dealer has confirmed the same fault code, b101b29, on every visit. the code indicates an implausible or intermittent signal from the passenger side front crash sensor, which the airbag system uses to decide when to deploy the f…”
2026-09-29 · Vehicle Speed Control · 💥 crash“incident summary & vehicle behavior: i am filing this safety defect report regarding a critical sudden unintended acceleration (sua) incident in my 2025 volkswagen id.4 that resulted in a crash. on september 20, 2026, after parking and preparing to get out of the vehicle, the vehicle by itself accelerated without accelerator pedal input. it ran …”
2026-08-17 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash“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. …”
2026-07-27 · Vehicle Speed Control · 💥 crash“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 i-285. then with brakes engaged t…”
2026-07-11 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash“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 destroyed. …”
2026-04-17 · Visibility/Wiper“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 come look at the burnt headlin…”
2026-04-08 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings · 💥 crash“following the recent winter update, i noticed several faults during the weekend prior to the major incident described below: child lock malfunction: the car entered "child mode" and the rear door could not be opened from the inside or outside until i exited and re-entered the vehicle. driver-side control failure: the driver-side door controls sto…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.