{"id":"2025_volkswagen_id_buzz","make":"Volkswagen","make_slug":"volkswagen","model":"ID. Buzz","model_slug":"id-buzz","year":2025,"url":"/volkswagen/id-buzz/2025/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":48444,"model":"ID. Buzz","pt":"bev","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":90,"hwy":75,"comb":83,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":40.7703,"range":234,"range_city":253,"range_hwy":211,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":9.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"210 kW AC 3-Phase","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Minivan - 2WD","co2":0,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":900,"save_spend":6750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Thu Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":48445,"model":"ID. Buzz 4motion","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":87,"hwy":74,"comb":80,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":41.9661,"range":231,"range_city":247,"range_hwy":211,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":9.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"80 and 210 kW AC 3-Phase","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Minivan - 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":950,"save_spend":6500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Thu Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2024"}],"vclass":"Minivan - 2WD","segment":"Minivan","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"25V269000","component":"SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2025-05-15","owner_notified":"2025-06-20","units":5644,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 ID. BUZZ vehicles. The third-row rear bench is wide enough for three passengers, but is designed for two passengers and equipped with two seat belts.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"In the event that more than two passengers sit in the rear bench seat, there would not be enough seat belts, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will install trim to adjust the width of the third-row rear seats, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2025.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 72LC.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1- 888-275-9171) or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"72LC","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V233000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2025-04-10","owner_notified":"2025-06-06","units":5637,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 ID. Buzz vehicles.  The brake system warning light on the instrument panel display may be the incorrect symbol and color.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems\" and 101, \"Control and Displays.\"","consequence":"An incorrectly displayed warning light can fail to alert the driver to critical safety information, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2025.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90A2.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1- 888-275-9171) or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"90A2","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":12,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",4],["Structure",2],["Service Brakes",2],["Forward Collision Avoidance",1],["Fuel/Propulsion System",1],["Back Over Prevention",1]],"by_year":{"2025":8,"2026":4},"excerpts":[["2026-03-26","Structure","My vehicles power doors have become exponentially more difficult to open since new in manual mode. I am now not able to open the rear door manually without throwing my weight into it, and my children cannot do it in assisted. I have confirmed with my dealer and a floor unit that the door is infact more difficult to ope\u2026"],["2026-02-24","Service Brakes","I am writing to report a serious safety concern regarding the rear brakes. The components are producing heavy squeaking and grinding noises, leading to concerns that the system is defective and unreliable for emergency braking. Additionally, the excessive noise level is a public distraction that negatively impacts the \u2026"],["2025-12-15","Electrical System","I believe there is a fire risk. Attached is a picture of the fuse block and a device attached to an empty fuse location. Correct procedure is to attach here with a fuse. Instead they attached a wire to the hot side of a fuse location that has no fuse. This small red wire goes to the device. The device is fused and a sm\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.13,"seats":7,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV RWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.13,"seats":7,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":234,"mpg":null,"ncap":5,"complaints":12},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}