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Volkswagen Group Singapore
64748288 / 92305007
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Germany 

(launched 2024)

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82 kWh (A)
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$22,100 /yr 4.7km/kWh 282 bhp Single-speed (A)
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Price updated 04-Jul-2024

Volkswagen ID.4 Electric
1 stars - based on 1 reviews
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Volkswagen ID.4 82kWh Review
What We Dislike
Capacitive touch buttons
Spongy feel of brakes
Bulbous shape may not hold universal appeal
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CONSUMER REVIEWS
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1 Consumer Reviews

 
Good (enough) EV for the first 6 days…then it shut down on the highway. `
The ID4 seems to have specs that are relevant to the EV landscape in Singapore. And the ID4 was indeed that for the 6 days before it failed - eg good torque, comfortable ride, quiet interior. In the 6 days driving the ID4, my issues started with the infotainment screen refusing to boot up, leaving me with a black screen and no access to the car settings/aircon controls. But the screen rectified itself after parking overnight. Then while driving at ard 10km/h in a carpark, the ID4 decided to apply the emergency brakes when I went over a speed hump, shocking everyone in the car including my young child. Nian Tjoe's Straits Times review may have alluded to this when it said the car's assistance systems kicked in unprovoked. One may then say that the ID4 is safe, but "Safe" May not be the best word to use. 3 days later, the ID4 displayed an alarming number of error messages for its electric drive systems, 12V battery, assistance systems (eg Park Assist, Side Assist etc), brakes, power steering etc. All these while I was driving and trying to maintain control of the car. My brakes were far less responsive (needing a lot more leg power to get any speed reduction) and my steering wheel was so heavy that turning the car needed a lot more force. I barely made it to the side of the road without getting into an accident. But I wasn't safe yet- once I got my ID4 to stop, the parking brakes failed and the car shut down totally. I had to keep my feet on the brakes to stop the crippled ID4 from rolling back due to the road gradient. And I had to do this for the 1 hour I had to wait for the tow truck, lest I rolled into an oncoming vehicle. My ID4 is still with VW - it'll have been in the workshop for longer than it has been with me. VW have no proper explanation as to why a 6 day old car can fail to this extent, and the VW techs will likely have driven the car more than me. And amidst all this, I saw a black ID5 at VW Alexandra when my ID4 was towed in, looking like it needed repair too. While I'm not sure if that ID5 is experiencing similar issues (to the owner of this ID5, do reach out to me if we are in a similar plight), but if it is, then that makes 2 ID vehicles in critical condition out of the 20 or so registered on the road thus far. Very alarming. Hoping my review/experiences can help those who are deciding on the ID4. The answer is quite clear.
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