2021 Volkswagen ID.4 · symptom sheet
Battery dies or the car will not start
- 38owner reports
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Sep 26, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
179 of the 335 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 38 of those describe dead battery. Only infotainment is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 38 reports
Dead battery on other ID.4 years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2022.
What this problem usually is
These owners walk out to a car that's dead. Some find it drained after sitting only a day or two, some need a jump start every week, and some have had the battery replaced more than once without the problem going away. A good number describe the dealer testing the battery, calling it fine, and sending them home.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (34 reports) and the module (7 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the electrical system cover the 2021 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Software programing may cause the high voltage (HV) battery management control module to restart or the pulse inverter to deactivate.
Incorrect soldering of the flexible printed circuit assembled (FPCA), inside the high voltage (HV) battery, may cause an unreliable connection.
All 11 recalls on the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the ID.4
Pedestrian alert sounds. Closed aug 7, 2023, led to recall 22V-063.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Ready” mode cannot be established and High-volt. battery: Risk of fire! Safely park and exit vehicle now. Contact emerg. responders!” stored in Driver Display.
Examples of cold high voltage battery conditions displayed to customer via infotainment screen.
What owners wrote
“The car will periodically lock with the key inside the car. This is potentially deadly for women to keep their keys in their purses. When they exit the vehicle, the door may lock, trapping a small child in a hot car. I had this happen to me today, but luckily, no child was in the back seat. Browsing the VW forums, this is not an isolated incident. I contacted VW, and they did not seem to care.”
Filed Aug 7, 2025
“Got in my car today and have NO DASHBOARD INFORMATION, no speedometer, no battery information, no back up camera, no access to any software related information.”
Filed Jul 21, 2024
“Manufacturer and dealership in my area have been unable to schedule me for getting Safety Recall for High Voltage Battery Management Control Module Software (97ZZ) done to my vehicle. I have been in the waitlist for dealership to do this recall since May 2023. Several times the dealership has said that the battery modules are backordered with no ETA.”
Filed Feb 1, 2024
“I am writing because VW has been unable to fix the recalls associated with my car. The earliest they say they can fix the major recall associated with the car battery is December 2024. This is unacceptable and I hoping the NHTSA can put pressure on VW to fix this problem.”
Filed Sep 23, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 38 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 80 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 37 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 29 reports