2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Oct 12, 2026 · 57 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 57 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4, 12% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 13,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (12% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Cruise control: mentioned in 7 of 57 complaints (12%)
  • Parking space: mentioned in 5 of 57 complaints (9%)

At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?

Based on 6 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles2 · 33%
10k–25k miles2 · 33%
25k–50k miles2 · 33%
50k–75k miles0 · 0%
75k–100k miles0 · 0%
100k–150k miles0 · 0%
150k+ miles0 · 0%

How serious are the reports?

Of 57 complaints, 21 mention a crash, 6 an injury.

Volkswagen ID.4 vehicle speed control complaints by model year

Peak: 2023, with 57 complaints
2021: 352021352022: 202022202023: 572023572024: 4202442025: 720257

n = 123 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearVehicle Speed Control complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2025 ID.4725%132,000
2024 ID.448%3,800
2023 ID.45712%13,000
2022 ID.42015%5,000
2021 ID.43510%66,548

When owners reported it

Peak: 2024, with 25 complaints
2022: 1202212023: 5202352024: 252024252025: 122025122026: 14202614

n = 57 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists vehicle speed control 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.

I have experienced this situation two times this past week in a parking lot. I pulled out of a space and was only going 2 to 3 miles an hour and the car lunged forward quickly and then stopped. Luckily nothing was in front of me.

Received Sep 22, 2026 · NHTSA complaint 11766045

My car spontaneously accelerated out of control, onto my neighbor's lawn. I had to brake hard to stop the car from crashing into their house. This could have injured myself and my neighbors, if the car did not stop. The car has not yet been inspected by Volkswagen, I am in contact with their…

Received Aug 27, 2026 · NHTSA complaint 11760049

Sudden acceleration while parking in my garage. Very low speed,then sudden “explosive “ acceleration smashing the front end and garage contents

Received Jul 27, 2026 · NHTSA complaint 11752981
Volkswagen ID.4
Volkswagen_ID.4 in Stuttgart-Vaihingen. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2023 Volkswagen ID.4s have vehicle speed control problems?

No. NHTSA has 57 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 (12% 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 vehicle speed control?

No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.

At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?

The median reported mileage is 13,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4?

The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 7 of 57 complaints, followed by “parking space” (5).

Other 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 problems

See all 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 problems or vehicle speed control problems across all ID.4 years.