Volkswagen ID4 1ST Edition

Registered in 2021.

Volkswagen ID4 1ST Edition
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About this model

The Volkswagen ID.4 and Volkswagen ID.5 are battery electric compact crossover SUVs produced by Volkswagen. Based on the MEB platform, the ID.4 is the second model of the Volkswagen ID. series. The production version of the ID.4 debuted in September 2020 as the first fully-electric crossover SUV under the Volkswagen brand, while the coupe-shaped variant of the ID.4 is marketed as the Volkswagen ID.5 and was presented in November 2021.

From the Wikipedia article Volkswagen ID.4, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2021 electric. 5 of 127 tests failed, 4%.

Better than 75% of 2021 cars. The typical one fails 5%, across 342 models with enough tests behind them to say.

WhereShare of failuresFailed tests
Suspension60%3
Tyres and wheels60%3
Lights and electrics40%2

The defects inspectors cite

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.