Nissan Leaf vs Volkswagen ID.4: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Nissan Leaf has 20 recalls and 1,123 owner complaints; the Volkswagen ID.4 has 27 recalls and 1,033 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Nissan LeafVolkswagen ID.4
Recalls2027
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls14
Owner complaints1,1231,033
Crashes reported67113
Fires reported1315
Injuries reported3473
Most reported problemElectrical SystemElectrical System

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Nissan LeafVolkswagen ID.4
2010 Nissan Leaf: 1 complaints20102011 Nissan Leaf: 95 complaints2012 Nissan Leaf: 57 complaints20122013 Nissan Leaf: 81 complaints2014 Nissan Leaf: 34 complaints20142015 Nissan Leaf: 111 complaints2016 Nissan Leaf: 36 complaints20162017 Nissan Leaf: 17 complaints2018 Nissan Leaf: 68 complaints20182019 Nissan Leaf: 261 complaints2020 Nissan Leaf: 168 complaints20202021 Nissan Leaf: 59 complaints2021 Volkswagen ID.4: 341 complaints2022 Nissan Leaf: 97 complaints2022 Volkswagen ID.4: 137 complaints20222023 Nissan Leaf: 23 complaints2023 Volkswagen ID.4: 469 complaints2024 Nissan Leaf: 5 complaints2024 Volkswagen ID.4: 54 complaints20242025 Nissan Leaf: 7 complaints2025 Volkswagen ID.4: 31 complaints2026 Nissan Leaf: 3 complaints2026 Volkswagen ID.4: 1 complaints2026

Every model year

YearLeaf recallsLeaf complaintsID.4 recallsID.4 complaints
20262321
202507231
202405954
202332315469
20224977137
202145911341
20206168——
20195261——
2018468——
2017217——
2016436——
20154111——
2014634——
2013581——
2012057——
2011095——
201001——

Nissan Leaf: top problems

Electrical System536
Service Brakes242
Unknown or other165
Fuel System142
Air Bags92
Power Train66

Volkswagen ID.4: top problems

Electrical System521
Unknown or other234
Forward Collision Avoidance154
Vehicle Speed Control124
Structure120
Service Brakes98
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Nissan Leaf or the Volkswagen ID.4?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 1,123 complaints about the Nissan Leaf and 1,033 about the Volkswagen ID.4 with NHTSA, so the Volkswagen ID.4 has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Nissan Leaf or the Volkswagen ID.4?

NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns for the Nissan Leaf and 27 for the Volkswagen ID.4 since model year 2000.