2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Forward Collision Avoidance Problems
Owners have filed 74 complaints with NHTSA about forward collision avoidance problems on the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4, 16% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 7,119 miles. The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (18% of reports).
- 74forward collision avoidance complaints
- 7,119median miles at failure
- 29mention a crash
- 6mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 43%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Cruise control: mentioned in 13 of 74 complaints (18%)
- Safety features: mentioned in 6 of 74 complaints (8%)
- Suddenly accelerated: mentioned in 6 of 74 complaints (8%)
- Parking space: mentioned in 6 of 74 complaints (8%)
At what mileage do forward collision avoidance problems happen?
Based on 2 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 74 complaints, 29 mention a crash, 6 an injury.
Volkswagen ID.4 forward collision avoidance complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists forward collision avoidance for the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
On XXX, at about 10:22 PM, I was driving my 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 southbound on [XXX] in [XXX], from [XXX] toward [XXX]. It was raining moderately, but the road and lanes were clearly visible. There was no vehicle, person or object in front of me. Adaptive Cruise Control was not engaged. I was…
Sudden acceleration while parking in my garage. Very low speed,then sudden âexplosive â acceleration smashing the front end and garage contents
7/14/26 my wife attempted to park our 2023 VW ID.4 Pro S AWD. She pulled into the spot with two hands on the steering wheel, her foot off of the accelerator, with the car being slowed by regenerative braking, and the car suddenly accelerated and crashed through a fence and hit a cement barrier. The…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2023 Volkswagen ID.4s have forward collision avoidance problems?
No. NHTSA has 74 owner complaints about forward collision avoidance for the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 (16% of the 462 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 forward collision avoidance?
No recall currently lists forward collision avoidance for this vehicle.
At what mileage do forward collision avoidance problems start?
The median reported mileage is 7,119 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about forward collision avoidance problems on the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4?
The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 13 of 74 complaints, followed by “safety features” (6).
Other 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 problems
See all 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 problems or forward collision avoidance problems across all ID.4 years.