2021 Volkswagen Id.4: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 507 complaints
507
Total Complaints
28,500mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
59
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

11,164 25th Percentile
28,500 Median Mileage
45,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
156
Unknown Or Other
54
Service Brakes
31
Vehicle Speed Control
27
Fuel/Propulsion System
21
Adaptive Cruise Control
19
Power Train
16
Steering
16
Structure
16
Engine
14

Severity Assessment

59
Crashes
1
Fires
36
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The infotainment panel sporadically shuts off. This has happened four times in the two months I’ve owned the car. Safety features like the backup camera, proximity sensors, and safety feature controls are not accessible."
"While pulling out of a parking garage at low speed, the car shut down/stopped/lost all power. Also, a second event occurred while backing into a charging station, the car shut down/stopped/lost all power."
"While pulling out of a parking garage at low speed, the car shut down/stopped/lost all power. Also, a second event occurred while backing into a charging station, the car shut down/stopped/lost all power."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Electrical System 156 complaints
25th: 10,000 mi Median: 22,000 mi 75th: 35,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 177 FL: 42 MD: 29 TX: 27 AZ: 22 MA: 21 WA: 21 NJ: 19 NC: 18 OH: 12

Who Files Complaints?

0.2%
Original Owners
99.8%
Second+ Owners

Volkswagen Id.4 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
202222830
202375498
2024774
20253714

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28