The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Volkswagen ID.4: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Volkswagen reported 69 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Volkswagen ID.4, model years 2021–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 20,950 | 91 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 14,365 | 77 |
| 2023 | 35 | 0 | 51 | 49,608 | 71 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14,684 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15,586 | 6.4 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 20 | 2 |
| Electrical System | 11 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 9 | 0 |
| Backover Prevention | 9 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 8 | 0 |
| Structure | 7 | 0 |
| Visibility | 7 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 5 | 0 |
| Latch | 5 | 0 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Volkswagen ID.4 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Volkswagen ID.4, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | 2023 | WA | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-30 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-05 | 2023 | WA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-31 | 2023 | NO | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Visibility · Tires | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-12 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags · Electrical System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-22 | 2023 | GE | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-17 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Structure · Power Train | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-28 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-27 | 2021 | AR | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-16 | 2023 | VI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-29 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-20 | 2023 | UN | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-12 | 2023 | UN | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-04 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Latch | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-19 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision · Structure | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-04 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-23 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-01-02 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Latch | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-15 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-12 | 2022 | MI | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-18 | 2023 | UN | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-27 | 2024 | NE | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-03 | 2024 | CO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-24 | 2022 | DE | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-21 | 2024 | SO | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Electrical System · Visibility · Structure · Backover Prevention | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-15 | 2023 | UN | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Visibility · Backover Prevention | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-10 | 2022 | AR | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Electrical System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-06 | 2023 | AR | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-04 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Latch · Backover Prevention | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-29 | 2023 | TE | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-14 | 2023 | UT | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-12 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-29 | 2023 | CO | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-22 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Visibility | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-21 | 2023 | TE | 0 | 7 | Visibility · Power Train | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-02 | 2023 | NE | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-01 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-30 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-03-27 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-21 | 2023 | MI | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-15 | 2023 | TE | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-10 | 2022 | UN | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention · Fuel System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-10 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-05 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-16 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-11-07 | 2023 | TE | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-30 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-03 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Suspension System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-14 | 2023 | CO | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-25 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Exterior Lighting · Structure · Backover Prevention | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-20 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-08 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-06-09 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Forward Collision · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-06-07 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-06-05 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-04-06 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-02-19 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2022-11-25 | 2022 | UN | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q4 |
| 2022-10-01 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-04-14 | 2021 | VI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-02-22 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-01-08 | 2021 | TE | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-12-03 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-11 | 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-18 | 2021 | EN | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-07-05 | 2021 | GE | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-04 | 2021 | SO | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control · Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-05-10 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Electrical System | 2021 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Volkswagen received alleging a death or injury in a Volkswagen ID.4 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a ID.4 that sold more will have more rows. All Volkswagen models · What these reports are, and are not.