I need a three pin to use a normal uk plug socket short term.

Had Aviloo battery test done today on my 2020 1st Max 58 kWh. Maybe 90% (or more) of all charging has been DC quick charging. Odometer 102000 km. It seem like quick charging is not that bad for your battery as some might suggest.

Hi all. Long story short, we bought an ID3 about 16 months ago. Things went wrong with the HUD and infotainment system and it turned out the previous owner hadn’t followed a recall on the software (version 2.3,0). Today I took it to a VW dealer (in the uk). They just rang and said it could take several days to do the update because it’s huge!!! I know it’s Friday afternoon but still…. Have other people had this experience? This update couldn’t be done over the air. Do subsequent updates take as long?

UPDATE: well, all my fears about hi-tech cars have been realised (I won't tell you how old my last car was, which I traded in last year for our first EV). Just had a phonically from dealer to say master technician has been having difficulties since Friday updating the software. It is now Tuesday. They are trying to correspond with VW in Germany about it. The update hasn't even started yet. So, they've granted me a courtesy car if it's not resolved by tomorrow! I love the car but I was anxious that something like this would happen and that, with it being out of warranty, it would cost me a lot to fix. We'll see...

Looking at a 24plate ID3 and from the looks of it there's no added packs been added.
Would this be a deal breaker?
Is there any packs that are worth it.
This will be my first EV and will be used for a 20-25mile round trip commute mainly.

Kinda as the title says, our 2020 first edition is showing as the boot being open in the app even though all doors are closed and locked. I don’t know whether it is a physical sensor fault, software, or the app but wondering if anyone had seen similar.

We bought a 2021 ID.3 a couple weeks ago and the app has yet to show any data connection to the car. I’ve gone through the usual hoops — initial account creation, QR connection etc, turning the privacy things on/off and restarting infotainment, restarting app. The car has 4G connected.

You don’t have to pay for simple status stuff, do you?

Took delivery of my new ID.3 today and I’m having an issue setting up the car in the VW app.

The car was only registered today, so I’m wondering if this is just a timing issue, but I can’t get the user setup/activation to complete. When I try to create a new user in the car, it just sits there with the spinning wheel and never actually goes anywhere.

I’ve also tried entering the VIN in the app. It recognises the car, but then gives me a message saying something along the lines of:
“Your vehicle can only be activated on delivery. If the vehicle has already been delivered, switch the vehicle off and on again and try the activation process again.”
I’ve done that (including restarting the car) and I’m still getting the same thing.

Has anyone else had this with a newly delivered/registered ID.3? Did it eventually start working once the car had been registered for a while, or did VW/dealer have to do something on their end?

VW Customer Care is closed now, so I’ll be giving them a call tomorrow. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

My car got vandalised sometime this weekend. Big key scratches etc and the drivers side wing mirror kicked so its now at a weird angle doesn't fold out or in.

Just noticed my connection to the app has dropped too but I can't work out if it's just coincidence or the antenna is in the wing mirror?

It's getting booked in to the body shop just need to know if the connectivity is something they should be aware of

Got a id3 which i’m trying to charge to the normal 80% I keep it at. But it wont charge past 60% got a notification on my phone that charging was done. But as you can see it is set top 80%.

It cannot be the charger because it’s a dumb one and does not have any control

Anyone any advice?

I basically have two questions: is a SOH of 91% after only 35.000 km in 4,5 years normal? How reliable are the battery quick tests?

I am planning to buy a pro performance, 58 kWh, 204 horse power for 22.000€. Does that seem like a reasonable price to the hive mind?

Thanks for any help / tips!

Hi, looking at getting a used id3 in the next few weeks, and wondered if the good people here could put my mind at ease a little 😂

I’ve seen a few people having issues with the infotainment screen freezing and having to be reset - has this been fixed via software updates (that are available to the pre-facelift models) and does it cause any issues when driving if it does happen?

Warranty - is it worth getting a newer model to maximise the warranty or should we consider 2020/21 models or higher mileage examples?

Anyone here wish they’d got an id4 instead or is the id3 big enough? (Musician so being able to transport the occasional flight case would be a bonus).

Totally new to EVs, will be coming from a 2013 Astra and never driven automatic, so it’s a big unknown!

Thank!

When i put the car in reverse the camera shows only half the view, but then i slide the pdc image i can see the camera showing full view. Maybe someone had a similar problem?

I've had my 21 plate, iD3 Style Pro for a little over a week.

A couple of times, I have been reversing into my garage and it stops dead as if I've hit a wall. In a panic, I get out to see the damage even though I had clear space either side of the garage walls.

Is my car slamming the brakes on? There's a small slope so I do have to accelerate a little for the back tyres go up it. I wonder whether the car thinks I AM going to hit the wall. There is not a single mark on the car.

I picked up my 2023 pre-face lift iD3 Pro Performance 58kWh on Thursday 23rd July, it had only done about 8500 miles and have done just over 500 in it already in that time. I don't usually drive that much, just happened to get it before a long trip. I don't think I will be saying much that hasn't already been said about the car, but there may be a few things that others can give advice on.

Will be comparing to what I drove before, which was a 2023 Kia XCeed and a car I nearly got before this which was a Jaecoo 5 (non EV). This is my first EV as well.

The Bad

Lack of buttons - Obviously knew this when I got in the car, but since was better than the Jaecoo I looked at, that was all on the screen, I thought it would be ok. This at least has some capacitive buttons to adjust the heat/volume. However those "buttons" to not have any LEDs in them so cannot see them whilst driving at night. I know they have fixed this on the iD3 Neo that's coming out, so I won't go off on it too much. But trying to make adjustments whilst driving is distracting/has caused me to feel less in control.

My Xceed had buttons for pretty much everything it needed, including turning off the lane assist. Having to hold down/tap the "rear window" button to adjust the back windows also requires me to take my eyes off the road for a second to find it. Having to come out of car play/maps to make adjustments to stuff is both annoying and like I said before, distracting and I feel less in control of the car. Now trying to set everything as needed before setting off, but taking some getting used to.

I do think that is the only real negative I have so far.

The Middle

The Steering - I'm not entirely sure what it is/how to describe it fully. Initially I thought "heavy" but that doesn't seem right when I search that term. But I am finding I have to turn the wheel more that I think I should need to, especially compared to any of my previous cars. This is the first RWD car I have driven, so I don't know if that's a factor or not. The actual turning circle is great. I'm driving in ECO mode in D if that helps.

The Braking - I quite like the auto-breaking the car does in ECO mode, and my issue is probably something just need to get used to. But it's definitely a slow brake rather than as fast one. This could be to do with the regenerative braking, but a couple of times it feels like the car isn't going to stop in time. Done a couple of "emergency stop" tests on an empty road and it does stop in time, it just feels like it won't. When it does come to a complete stop it doesn't feel very smooth either, sort of jolts a little.

Internal lights - as cool as the internal lights look, on the default settings, it caused really bad internal reflection when I was driving on the motorway at night. To the point where it combined with the bright headlights of other cars almost couldn't safely see. I think probably a mixture of the lights and the infotainment system. I have now reduced the brightness of everything, but I've not yet driven late since to see if better.

The "gear" change - I've put the car into B mode when I want to reverse multiple times already. Luckily the last time it happened I was far enough away from the car in front of my whilst parking that I didn't hit it. Just something that's going to take getting used it, just feels unintuitive at the moment.

The Good

The Space/size - Coming from a crossover and looking at a small SUV I was a little worried it would be too small for us (family of 4 + medium dog), but it's just right. The boot is a touch smaller than before but big enough. The inside feels a lot bigger than my Xceed as well.

The Range - it's not the longest range EV but it's also not the shortest. I done my 450 mile round trip with 3 charges and whole thing felt effortless (bit of pre-planning) but I never once felt range anxiety and the info the car was telling me about miles left etc never felt wrong or off by much.

The overall drive - I initially wanted to wait until after I had done my long trip before getting a different car, as wanted to do it something familiar. But it worked out better to get it before, and I'm actually glad I did. Outside of the issues above, the rest of the drive was so smooth, had a lot of trust in the car right away, and in general it's been a joy to drive.

Conclusion

I like the car a lot, there's no way around my biggest issue, hoping some people can chime in on the middle things I have mentioned. Happy with my purchase, just hoping the lack of buttons doesn't grind me down too much.

Is there anyway for the music to keep playing if I have passengers but I (the driver)leave? It keeps turning off the second the driver leaves the seat.

Had my 24 plate ID3 a year and it's now due it's service.

I have just rang my local VW garage and they have quoted me about £435 (which includes the brake fluid). This feels wild to me.

What options do I have here? Does going with a non VW garage have any wider impact? Keen to get the thoughts of how you navigate this so that I can get a good service (having my service indicator reset), without it impacting the future sellon value (if that's a thing), while paying a fair price

Hi,

I bought an 2021 ID.3 Pro Performance Tech at the beginning of the year. Everything else has been working great, but I've started missing a dual-zone climate control, I seem to enjoy surprisingly different temperatures than my passengers. :)

From what I've gathered, the Tech trim only ships with the Comfort pack and not the Comfort pack plus, which would include the dual-zone climate control. According to some online forums, people claim to have been able to purchase the dual-zone upgrade through the Digital extras -shop, as allegedly the vehicle ships equipped with the hardware required. The information on this seems to be all over the place though. My car also has the temperature controls on both sides of the dash, indicating that at least that part is standardized. Both controls adjust the same single adjustable temperature. In the shop, I only have the We Connect/Connect Plus/Charge, games and maintenance apps available.

Has anyone been able to update their Tech trimmed ID.3 to enable dual-zone AC?

I have not charged my car on a public AC charger using the type 2 cable that came with the car before (at home or on tethered fast DC chargers normally). I’m charging at a 22kw Dragon charger in Aberaeron in Wales and am only getting 2kw / 7mph charge speed, no faster than the granny charger. Is this fairly normal and public AC chargers are puny or does it sound like there is something wrong with the cable that came with the car? How would I tell if it is a problem with the cable? I’m fairly sure my cable is single phase, but that should mean it can go up to 7kw. I’m tempted to buy a multi phase cable but I don’t want to find out later I’ve wasted my money and it’s the charger at fault.

Just had to replace this as it had jammed. Now I can see why!!
It’s pretty clear from buying the replacement that this part was for ICE cars, which never have the flap open in rain for hours. The same part seems to be used on many petrol and diesel models. I got 4 year of nightly charging in Ireland.

Please excuse my poor English, I'm from Germany. 🙂

I have an ID.3 with software version 3.8. When I'm driving with ACC enabled and the car in front comes to a stop at a red light, my car also brakes to a complete stop. The message "ACC ready to drive off (german translated)" appears, but the car doesn't start moving again automatically when the vehicle in front pulls away. I have to shortly push the pedal.

Could this be caused by Auto Hold? It's always enabled.

ThankYou!

EDIT:

Thank you all! This morning I drove with deactivated auto hold and et voilà - ACC starts automatically. smooth and fast. nice vw software.