Volkswagen ID.4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 123 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the Volkswagen ID.4 across 5 model years. The 2023 model year has the most (57). The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (13% of reports).
- 123vehicle speed control complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 46mention a crash
- 13mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 27%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 16 of 123 complaints (13%)
- Pulling parking: mentioned in 13 of 123 complaints (11%)
- Suddenly accelerated: mentioned in 9 of 123 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 11 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 123 complaints, 46 mention a crash, 13 an injury.
Volkswagen ID.4 vehicle speed control complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 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.
Incident Summary & Vehicle Behavior: I am filing this safety defect report regarding a critical sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) incident in my 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 that resulted in a crash. On September 20, 2026, after parking and preparing to get out of the vehicle, the vehicle by itself…
For approximately the past month, the steering-wheel controls for the vehicleâs Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) have intermittently become completely unresponsive while driving. When the vehicle is first started, the buttons work normally and can be used to activate ACC, adjust the set speed, and…
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.
The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen ID.4. While stopped at a light, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly. The contact frantically depressed the brake pedal with excessive force, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact veered to the right to avoid the vehicle stopped ahead but crashed…
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…
Frequently asked questions
Do all Volkswagen ID.4s have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 123 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the Volkswagen ID.4. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Volkswagen ID.4 vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the Volkswagen ID.4?
The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 16 of 123 complaints, followed by “pulling parking” (13).
Other Volkswagen ID.4 problems
See all Volkswagen ID.4 problems.