Vehicle recall R/2025/516

Volkswagen ID.5 and Volkswagen ID.4 recall: Exterior door handle software update

DVSA recall R/2025/516 names the Volkswagen ID.5, Volkswagen ID.4 and Volkswagen ID.7. It was launched 15 November 2025. It covers vehicles built 5 June 2023 to 8 September 2025.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/516
Launched: 15 November 2025
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 57K6
Vehicles: 48,445 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles there is a possibility a door may open unexpectedly.

The fix

Update the software on the door handle control units so a message is displayed in the event of malfunction.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen ID.4	20 June 2023 to 8 September 2025	22,938
Volkswagen ID.5	5 June 2023 to 1 August 2024	25,031
Volkswagen ID.7	6 December 2023 to 18 November 2024	476

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2024/221 Backrest bolted connection 22 May 2024, Volkswagen ID.4
R/2021/409 Possible missing bearing bush in the area of the steering worm gear 5 November 2021, Volkswagen ID.3, Volkswagen ID.4

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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