Volkswagen
Volkswagen ID.4 years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2023. Best years: 2022 and 2024.
The 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 459, or 115 for each year on the road, against a median of 42 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2023 is infotainment (135 reports).
- 930complaints
- 23recall campaigns
- 3model years with a page
Newest report Sep 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2023
Most reported: infotainment (135 reports, median 11,000 miles) and dead battery (45 reports, median 20,000 miles).
Best years
2022
Most reported: infotainment (35 reports) and brake wear (12 reports).
2024
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2023 has the most complaints of any Volkswagen ID.4 year here: 459 of 930 (49%).
- Problem across the years
- Infotainment is the top problem in every model year with a page, 250 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 45 owners who gave a mileage for infotainment were under about 12,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 12% of Volkswagen ID.4 complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2023, 65 of its 459 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- 2 of the 3 model years where owners report infotainment have a recall on the same system. The 2022 has none. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2024 at 299 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 175. So far in 2026, 139 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2024 (48), 2025 (27).
Year by year
2023 Volkswagen ID.4 avoid
459 owner complaints, 115 for each year on the road (2.8 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (135 reports, median 11,000 miles), dead battery (45 reports, median 20,000 miles) and brake wear (39 reports, median 12,000 miles). 53 reports involved a crash and 32 people were hurt. 13 recalls, including 26V-028 on the electrical system and 26V-030 on the electrical system.
2022 Volkswagen ID.4 best
136 owner complaints, 27 for each year on the road (0.7 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (35 reports), brake wear (12 reports) and driver assist (10 reports). 15 reports involved a crash and 10 people were hurt. 7 recalls, including 24V-344 on the backup camera and 23V-436 on the backup camera.
2021 Volkswagen ID.4
335 owner complaints, 56 for each year on the road (1.3 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (80 reports, median 35,000 miles), dead battery (38 reports) and brake wear (37 reports). 28 reports involved a crash and 24 people were hurt. 11 recalls, including 24V-344 on the backup camera and 23V-040 on the electrical system.
Recalls that cover several model years
The instrument panel may not properly display the transmission gear lever indicator.
Due to a software issue, affected vehicles may experience center displays and instrument panel displays that do not boot, or that sporadically reset. This can result in loss of speedometer information or loss of rearview camera image.
The door handles may allow water to enter the circuit board assembly, which can cause the doors to open unexpectedly.
The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with door handles that allow water to enter the circuit board assembly, which can cause the doors to open unexpectedly when the vehicle is subject to high lateral forces at speeds below 9 mph/15 kmh.
The rearview camera image may be blank or unresponsive when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear or when the park function is manually activated.
Compare the ID.4 with its rivals
Side by side over the model years both have on file: what owners complain about, the mileage problems start at, recalls, investigations and crash reports.
- ID.4 vs Tesla Model Y2021 to 2023
- ID.4 vs Hyundai Ioniq 52022 to 2023
Questions
What Volkswagen ID.4 years should you avoid?
The 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 459, or 115 for each year on the road, against a median of 42 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2023 is infotainment (135 reports).
What are the best years for the Volkswagen ID.4?
The 2022 and 2024 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2022 has 136 (27 a year) and 2024 has 48 (16 a year).
What is the most common problem on the Volkswagen ID.4?
Infotainment, with 250 reports across the 3 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2021, 2022 and 2023.
How many recalls does the Volkswagen ID.4 have?
23 recall campaigns cover the Volkswagen ID.4 model years 2021 to 2023 on this site. The widest, 24V-344 on the backup camera, covers 3 model years.
How many Volkswagen ID.4 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
12% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2023 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for infotainment on the Volkswagen ID.4?
On 2 of the 3 model years where owners report it: 2021 and 2023.