{"id":"2021_volkswagen_id_4","make":"Volkswagen","make_slug":"volkswagen","model":"ID.4","model_slug":"id-4","year":2021,"url":"/volkswagen/id-4/2021/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":44052,"model":"ID.4 Pro","pt":"bev","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":107,"hwy":91,"comb":99,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":34.0,"range":260,"range_city":278,"range_hwy":237,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":7.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"150 kW AC 3-Phase","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":750,"save_spend":7500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Wed Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2022"},{"id":43557,"model":"ID.4 1st","pt":"bev","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":104,"hwy":89,"comb":97,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":35.0,"range":250,"range_city":267,"range_hwy":230,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":7.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"150 kW AC 3-Phase","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":800,"save_spend":7250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Wed Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2022"},{"id":44725,"model":"ID.4 AWD Pro","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":102,"hwy":90,"comb":97,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":34.9117,"range":249,"range_city":0,"range_hwy":0,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":7.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"80 and 150 kW AC 3-Phase","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":800,"save_spend":7250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Wed Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2022"},{"id":43558,"model":"ID.4 Pro S","pt":"bev","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":104,"hwy":89,"comb":97,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":35.0,"range":250,"range_city":267,"range_hwy":230,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":7.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"150 kW AC 3-Phase","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":800,"save_spend":7250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Wed Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2022"},{"id":44726,"model":"ID.4 AWD Pro S","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":98,"hwy":88,"comb":93,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":36.2762,"range":240,"range_city":0,"range_hwy":0,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":7.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"80 and 150 kW AC 3-Phase","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":800,"save_spend":7250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Wed Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2022"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Compact SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"25V120000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2025-02-27","owner_notified":"2025-03-14","units":60490,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2023 ID.4, 2022-2023 Audi Q4 e-Tron, and Q4 e-Tron Sportback vehicles. The instrument panel may not properly display the transmission gear lever indicator.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 102, \"Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect.\"","consequence":"Failure to display the gear position may result in a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not engaged, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the brake control unit software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 14, 2025.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97H3.  Audi's number for this recall is 454R.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"Audi: 454R  VW: 97H3","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V651000","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:EXTERIOR","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2024-09-04","owner_notified":"2024-12-27","units":99064,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2024 ID.4 vehicles.  The door handles may allow water to enter the circuit board assembly, which can cause the doors to open unexpectedly.","consequence":"A vehicle door that opens unexpectedly while driving increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"Volkswagen dealers will inspect and replace the door handles as necessary, and update the vehicle software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on December 27, 2024.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 57J9.  This recall expands previous recall numbers 23V-312 and 23V-213.  Vehicles previously repaired under 23V-312 and 23V-213 will need to have the new remedy completed.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"57J9","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V344000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2024-05-15","owner_notified":"2024-12-20","units":79965,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain 2021-2023 ID.4 vehicles.  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.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, \"Control and Displays\" and 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"Displays that do not show critical information, such as vehicle speed or the rearview camera image, increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on December 20, 2024.  Owners may contact VW customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  VW's number for this recall is 919A.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"919A","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"23V312000","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:EXTERIOR","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2023-05-03","owner_notified":"2023-09-13","units":35325,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2022 ID.4 vehicles.  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.","consequence":"A vehicle door that opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will update the vehicle software, and inspect the door handles as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 19, 2023.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall are 57J5 and 57J8.  This recall was replaced by recall number 24V-651","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"57J5/57J8","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V040000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2023-02-01","owner_notified":"2023-03-30","units":20904,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID.4 vehicles.  Software programing may cause the high voltage (HV) battery management control module to restart or the pulse inverter to deactivate.","consequence":"A reset or deactivation may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the HV battery management control unit and the pulse inverter control unit software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 31, 2023.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97ZZ.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"97ZZ","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"22V858000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2022-11-02","owner_notified":"2023-02-14","units":55,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID4 vehicles.  The passenger air bag may be incorrectly folded.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"An incorrectly folded air bag may not protect the occupant as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Volkswagen will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 14, 2023.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number to this recall is 69EH.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"69EH","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V162000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2022-03-16","owner_notified":"2022-12-06","units":356,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID4 vehicles.  Incorrect soldering of the flexible printed circuit assembled (FPCA), inside the high voltage (HV) battery, may cause an unreliable connection.","consequence":"An unreliable battery connection may cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the battery cell modules, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 6, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 9302.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"93O2","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V852000","component":"STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2021-11-03","owner_notified":"2021-11-05","units":1,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of American, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling one 2021 ID.4 vehicle.  The steering gear may have an incorrectly assembled or missing drive bushing.","consequence":"An incorrectly assembled or missing drive bushing may cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"A dealer will replace the steering gear, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 5, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 48Q7.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"48Q7","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V606000","component":"SEAT BELTS","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2021-08-05","owner_notified":"2021-08-27","units":45496,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Volkswagen ID4, Audi A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, A6 Allroad, A6 Sedan, A7, A8, E-Tron Quattro, E-Tron Sportback Quattro, Q3, Q5, Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, RS5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, RS6 Avant, RS7, RSQ8, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, S5 Sportback, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, SQ5, SQ5 Sportback, SQ7, SQ8, and 2021-2022 S3 Sedan vehicles.  The rear seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the middle-rear seat belt assemblies, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69CR (VW) and 69CS (Audi).","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"69CR, 69CS","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V607000","component":"SEAT BELTS","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2021-08-04","owner_notified":"2021-08-27","units":12060,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID4 vehicles.  Incorrect rear outboard seat belt assemblies without an automatic locking retractor (ALR) function may have been installed, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the rear outboard seat belt assemblies, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69CQ.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"69CQ","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V413000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2021-06-02","owner_notified":"2021-06-18","units":3240,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID.4 vehicles.  Caps were installed on the headlight vertical aim instead of the horizontal aim, allowing for horizontal adjustment of the headlight beam.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.\"","consequence":"Adjusting the horizontal headlight beam can increase glare, reducing visibility for the driver and increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will remove the caps from the vertical aim and install them on the horizontal aim, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 18, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 9406.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"94O6","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":11,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":35,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":331,"crash":27,"fire":1,"injured":22,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",176],["Unspecified",59],["Forward Collision Avoidance",46],["Structure",37],["Service Brakes",34],["Vehicle Speed Control",33]],"by_year":{"2021":19,"2022":54,"2023":99,"2024":67,"2025":55,"2026":37},"excerpts":[["2022-02-14","Power Train","The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen ID.4. The contact stated that after he parked and secured his vehicle to proceed into his residence, he later found out that the vehicle had unintendedly rolled backward out of the driveway. The contact stated that the vehicle did not crash into any objects. The contact stated that th\u2026"],["2022-02-10","Forward Collision Avoidance","the car gives zero audible warnings when the TACC + LANE KEEP turns off. On the freeway driving in a curb, it would turn off without warnings. I almost hit my car."],["2022-01-06","Service Brakes","In October, 11 weeks ago, while parallel parking, which I do everyday for work, I reversed back into an empty spot, toggled into Drive to straighten out my car and my car accelerated and hit the car parked in front of me. I kept stomping on the break pedal but it was stiff, I couldn't press it down at all. The break pe\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"RQ24010","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH","opened":"2024-05-16","closed":"2024-11-04","campaign":"","subject":"Inadvertent Door Opening","summary":"On May 16, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Recall Query (RQ) RQ24010 to investigate the remedy and scope of recalls 23V-213 and 23V-312. The affected vehicles by these recalls included model years (MY) 2021 through 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 vehicles. ODI received reports of the vehicle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s doors opening while the vehicle was in motion post recall remedy.\u00c2\u00a0 ODI, also, received similar allegations on vehicles that were outside the scope of the recalls. Volkswagen issued recall 23V-213 on March 29, 2023, and recall 23V-213 on May 03, 2023. These recalls addressed the defect of water ingress into the circuit board assembly of the door handle. Water ingress can cause communicat"},{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.109,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV RWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.103,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":70,"headline":{"range":260,"mpg":null,"ncap":5,"complaints":331},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}