2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Consumer Reviews
Small issues
the good: Great looks. Much more power than I would ever need. Ok range. Overall nice car. Software issues are not as bad as online complaints. Wireless iphone/android is useful and works. General complaints: Visibility is a real issue. Front columns are hindering right and left side. when making a 90-degree turn, there is pretty much no visibility of pedestrians. You have to lean all the way forward to check. I like the seat higher, when the seat is high, i brush my head when entering. I am 6'3". minor complaint: need to confirm user every time. Reliability issues: I had to bring to service twice in on year for small issues: Rear view mirror fell off at 8 months. Possibly from heat. Took over two weeks to fix. After the fix, rain sensing never worked. I turned on/off from menu multiple times. Driver side touch door lock was always flakey, it worked about half the time when brand new, gradually stopped working. Passenger side touch door lock is also flaky, but not as bad as driver's door. Driver door handle latch actuator stopped working yesterday. Need to pull hard to open. Fairly inconvenient. Slow service: Just diagnosing is taking multiple days. Car stays in dealer for a week while total work done on it is just few hours.
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Car is nothing but trouble!
Car is 6 months old and has now been at deal for 3 months. 3k miles and the car little up like a Christmas tree with errors - dealers has never seen so many. Needs a new electric motor and was just notified of a recall on the battery and cells need to be replace. The dealer has been great but VW corporate talks like it’s my problem and not theirs. Never buy a VW again!
Love my ID4
I had a 2021 id4 pro s gradient and really loved it. The drive is excellent! Smooth and quiet and built solid. I made the mistake and traded it in 2023 for a model y long range thinking the range would be much better. The range wasn’t much better. I only kept that for 4 months because of the awful build quality, awful ride, awful service, and unsafe autopilot. I happily purchased a 2023 id4 pro s again and couldn’t be happier to be back. Get an id4!
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Dysfunctional at best
Love the size of the vehicle and the interior design. The seats are incredibly comfortable. The software makes me want to drop it off a cliff however. Constant issues connecting to charging stations, even the bundled free sessions at their own network of chargers. I've had to send it to the repair center multiple times over sensors that would slam on the brakes as I crossed intersections, or attempted to leave my parking garage. I am constantly asked to sign in to my VW account as it seems to sign me out on my own vehicle randomly. None of the interior controls are illuminated at night so good luck finding them. Just an absolute nightmare and my first and last VW ever. I'm ready to dump this for an internal combustion engine just to not have to drive it again.
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Great looking ID.4 and very efficient
I have had this car for 6 weeks and my commute driving has been really pleasant. My ID.4 Pro S AWD has all power needed for normal driving. First 1200 miles efficiency is 3.7 miles per kW (3.7 x 77kW usable = 285 miles range). Only 20% highway, and heater not needed much. The heated seats and steering wheel have been just right. The sunroof is excellent with automatic cover that closes in any position. Trailer hitch is good without $1000 extra charge. (Y) Sound system has been plenty good. User controls have been easy to use and I turn off most of the automatic features like easy entry driver seat and "unlock when approaching". Free charging for 3 years is great and convenient right near my house. Only one bug is that drivers window goes down sometimes when it should go up. Still this gets 5 stars.