Volkswagen ID4 Family MOT failures and reliability

The Volkswagen ID4 Family is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 87% of its 1,017 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 14 points better than the 72% for all cars. Half the Volkswagen ID4 Family cars tested were registered in 2022 or later, and younger cars pass more often. That ranks it 9th of the 36 Volkswagen models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Volkswagen ID4 Family MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2025: 1,017
First-time pass rate: 87%
All cars: 72%

Volkswagen ID4 Family MOT strengths and weak spots

The Volkswagen ID4 Family's weak spot is tyres: 10.3% of its tests failed there, against 6.3% for all cars.

It does best on lights and electrics, where 1.8% of Volkswagen ID4 Family tests failed against 10.7% for all cars.

Volkswagen ID4 Family cars first registered in 2022 passed 86% first time; those from 2021 passed 88%.

At 4 years old the average Volkswagen ID4 Family had covered 44,256 miles, about 11,100 a year.

The single most common failure on the Volkswagen ID4 Family was tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, on 5.4% of tests.

What the Volkswagen ID4 Family fails on

Share of Volkswagen ID4 Family tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.

Tyres10.3% (all cars 6.3%)
Lights and electrics1.8% (all cars 10.7%)
Visibility1.2% (all cars 4.4%)
Suspension0.7% (all cars 9.1%)
Brakes0.6% (all cars 6.3%)
Body and structure0.1% (all cars 3.3%)
Seat belts and airbags0.1% (all cars 0.9%)
Exhaust and emissions0.1% (all cars 3.1%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 5.4%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 2.9%
Headlamp aim: too high 1.4%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.2%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 0.6%
Size/type: of different sizes are fitted on the same axle. 0.6%
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating 0.5%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak 0.4%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 23.0%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 4.9%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 3.8%
Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 2.6%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 1.9%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 0.9%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil 0.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 0.8%

Pass rate by year of registration

First-time pass rate of the Volkswagen ID4 Family by the year it was first registered.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2021	341	88%
2022	631	86%

Typical mileage by age

Average Volkswagen ID4 Family odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	33,860 miles
4 years	44,256 miles

Check a particular Volkswagen ID4 Family

The figures above tell you what to look out for on any Volkswagen ID4 Family. For one Volkswagen ID4 Family's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration for a free MOT check.

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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.