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Volkswagen ID. Buzz reliability & recalls
NHTSA data · verified Jul 12, 2026 · How to read this →
Recall history
Most recent first. Every campaign below has a remedy on file with NHTSA. Expand a row for what NHTSA says and how it's fixed.
May 15, 2025 Seats / Mid/rear Assembly Other equipment & body Remedy available
5,644 vehicles · Initiated by Volkswagen
The issue (NHTSA): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 ID. BUZZ vehicles. The third-row rear bench is wide enough for three passengers, but is designed for two passengers and equipped with two seat belts. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers will install trim to adjust the width of the third-row rear seats, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 72LC.
NHTSA campaign 25V269000 ↗Apr 10, 2025 Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/panel Other equipment & body Remedy available
5,637 vehicles · Initiated by Volkswagen
The issue (NHTSA): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 ID. Buzz vehicles. The brake system warning light on the instrument panel display may be the incorrect symbol and color. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems" and 101, "Control and Displays."
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90A2.
NHTSA campaign 25V233000 ↗What owners report
The top complaint categories owners submitted to NHTSA, by count. Bars show each category's size relative to this model's largest category.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports, not confirmed defects. One complaint can span multiple categories, so percentages are of the 12 total and may add up to more than 100%.
Complaints by model year
Raw counts — older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate reports. These are unverified consumer reports.
What this means
Every mainstream EV on the road carries recalls on its NHTSA file — a recall is the system working: a known issue gets documented and, almost always, fixed for free.
What actually matters is whether the remedies have shipped and whether NHTSA still has open questions. For the Volkswagen ID. Buzz, all 2 recalls on file have a remedy available, and no NHTSA investigations are currently open.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Volkswagen ID. Buzz reliable?
"Reliability" is measured differently by different sources, and NHTSA doesn't publish a reliability score. What its public file — the basis for this page — shows for the Volkswagen ID. Buzz is 2 recalls, all with a remedy available, no open investigations, and 12 owner-submitted complaints — which are unverified reports, not confirmed defects. For predicted-reliability and owner-satisfaction verdicts, Consumer Reports and J.D. Power run large owner-survey panels; check their model pages for those ratings.
Does the Volkswagen ID. Buzz have any recalls?
Yes — NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen ID. Buzz. All of them have a remedy available. The most recent was filed May 15, 2025 and involved Seats / Mid/rear Assembly. A recall is how a known issue gets fixed — usually free of charge — so the presence of recalls isn't the same as an unresolved problem.
Does the Volkswagen ID. Buzz have battery problems?
NHTSA's file shows no battery or high-voltage recalls for the Volkswagen ID. Buzz, and no owner complaints classified to the battery category.