NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Recalls
The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 27, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Volkswagen ID.4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 338
- Crashes reported
- 28
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 25V120000
- Reported
- February 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 60,490
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 ID.4
Structure: body: door: handle: exterior
- Campaign
- 24V651000
- Reported
- September 4, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 99,064
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 ID.4
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 24V344000
- Reported
- May 15, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79,965
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 ID.4
Structure: body: door: handle: exterior
- Campaign
- 23V312000
- Reported
- May 3, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,325
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 ID.4
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery: management system/energy control module (bms/becm): software
- Campaign
- 23V040000
- Reported
- February 1, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,904
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 22V858000
- Reported
- November 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 22V162000
- Reported
- March 16, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 356
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- Campaign
- 21V852000
- Reported
- November 3, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V606000
- Reported
- August 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,496
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 19 other models
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V607000
- Reported
- August 4, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,060
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 21V413000
- Reported
- June 2, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,240
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 338 owner complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 28 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, the component group named most often is the electrical system (53%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (12%) and the structure (11%).
2 of the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4's 11 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 27,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System180
- Unknown Or Other59
- Forward Collision Avoidance40
- Structure36
- Vehicle Speed Control35
- Service Brakes34
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 55 | |
| 2026 | 44 |
Complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 99. 71% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 338 complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen ID.4 by model year
Other 2021 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted