7 things I "strongly" dislike about my VW Id.3

[@DerBlauzahn]

I agree + 8. Battery heater for short trips should be disabled

[@DennisWallman]

But how should the car know if you are going on a short trip? How often do you enter "Grocery store, 3 km's drive" into the navigation? ;). And if there was a way for the user to turn the preheating off, everyone would do it to get more range, and then the battery would be constantly cold, not deliver the power it should and accept even less charge.

[@doudoune1067]

@@DennisWallman The simpler question is how often do you go on long trips with fast charging stops and need a warm battery. Regarding the performance: Heat the battery when in sport mode only.

[@Halbwertszeit_ueberschritten]

Auf jeden Fall!

[@matthiasb1430]

I agree regarding all 8 Topics especially topic 8 battery Heating and the App I still have SW 564 a car with Potential but l am Not satisfied

[@alexandru-florea]

We should get a button in order to preheat the battery. We decide if we will drive sporty, if we want to charge or simply to drive slowly.

[@MarcoPon]

About the charging display: "... and I'm sorry: that's crap!" - Very well said! :D km per hour/minute is OK as an additional info, but not as the only one.

[@BatteryLife]

True that!

[@Sahkoautoseparempiauto]

Spot in! Let user decide. Show Km/hour or kWh or maybe both?

[@mikaelpettersson5916]

Km /hour is more informative and is the preferred way to compare cars. But on everyday use, as we pay per Kwh, that is the information we need. (that and charging time as that is a factor as well).

[@logicalChimp]

@@mikaelpettersson5916 km/hr makes sense from a non-technical user perspective (after all, what most people actually care about is how far they can travel, not what the machine is actually pumping out), but it needs to be accurate, and it needs to be consistent (no changing to km/min when charging quickly, etc). That said, I also agree with others that it should show what the charge rate is - as additional / alternate information, for those that prefer to see it that way, given that kW is - currently - the industry standard. It's fine for VW to think their approach is 'better', but they should include the industry standard option as well (especially as it's just a software display value - it's not like they have to provide extra hardware, etc)

[@mikaelpettersson5916]

@@logicalChimp totally agree. Tesla started this km chargingspeed displaything, so they are the one to blame. I do not say it is wrong, but i think many more is interested in knowing the speed in absolute value. It should be a setting If they cant display Both. And i think it Will. Vw Will swollow their Pride and make the change (they Will not comment on it)

[@davetravels9273]

Lane assist is great on the Autobahn when there is no construction... otherwise it needs to be turned off. A few years ago, I had a few Ford rental cars (Focus, Mondeo) and they had buttons on the steering wheel to disable lane assist, which was very useful to quickly disable the feature when I was going through construction zones. Leaving it on was dangerous! They really should give you the option to program a hot button on the steering wheel to any shortcut you would like. E.g. hold a button to activate/deactivate a feature. And non-illuminated climate and volume controls, completely unacceptable!

[@steveunderwood3683]

Not all lane assists are created equal. The one in my Volvo works really well on highways. Even when it can't track the lanes there is no particular reason to disable it. You just need to do the steering yourself until it can acquire the lane again. The only dangerous thing is to rely on it to the point where you aren't bothering to look.

[@pHD77]

Looks like FULLY autonomous driving still had a long way to go... like 20 years or so. Currently, I'd only trust an A.I. to do motorway stretches, where traffic is mostly predictable.

[@samusaran7317]

@@pHD77 Lazy

[@AbuTube74]

Good job Chris, another great and honest video from you. Loved it!

[@pepperm16]

I agree with all of your issues, I have them with my ID3. Please VW listen and fix these issues ASAP. Well done Chris.

[@robertvesetas8751]

Chris, good of you to be critical as we all want VW and EVs to be successful.

[@Tom55data]

I hope VW is taking note, your reviews are very comprehensive, and it would be great PR for you to say after the update - all fixed. I know that MG updated their ZS from a reviewer videos - almost completely word for word.

[@michaelgoode9555]

Watching your back catalogue as we bought a used ID.3 1st 3 weeks ago. We had a terrible 12v battery drain causing expensive vamp drain on the main battery but at the moment a replacement 12v battery under warranty seems to have sorted this. Time will tell. The car screen shows that it is currently on version 2.3 software but VW insist that it is actually on 2.4. If the car cannot even show the correct software version I am uneasy about the quality of the software. I worked in IT at all levels from developer to programme manager over 25 years and such a simple error shows a significant lack of attention to detail. Worrying. My biggest bugbears at the moment are: 1: why does the radio come on every time we start the car and why is it always on a station that we have not chosen? 2: Why is it such a tedious and convoluted process to sign up to WeConnect for updates? The car should just be connected from day one, end of. Don't make life difficult for the customer. 3: What is that ridiculous captive nut sticking out for in the underfloor compartment of the boot? One day I will catch that and no doubt cut myself. Why VW, just why? 4: Why does it take so long for the rear view to cancel from the infotainment screen after reversing and as we are waiting to pull away or even actually moving? 5: Why can't I see or have a service and maintenance history? It's my car, I paid hard-earned cash to buy it outright. Don't get me wrong, we are very happy overall with the car but small annoyances become long-term issues. VW has been too disrespectful of it's customers in my opinion.

[@richardeskins]

Thank Chris. I hope VW is listening.

[@KrazniNiko]

I completly agree, for me the worst is the "lane assist" that go nuts almost every trip and try to push me out of the lane...

[@kayz-art]

This really isn't my experience at all. I have lane assist active all the time and so far it has worked absolutely flawless. Not a single mistake.... I'm really impressed about its accuracy.

[@ramblerandy2397]

My daily commute is mostly via country lanes, and Lane Assist is a bit of a joke under those circumstances. Oddly, it turns off sometimes then pops back on when circumstances haven't really improved for it.

[@gailselkirksmith]

Very useful information. Just bought this car today. Found it quite complicated at 68 years old I need a break from complications

[@daviddenley3512]

Like all good things in life...it'll get better with age! Well I hope so anyway. Thank you for doing this very honest and frank review for us. Take care and don't let the Bug Bite, ok!

[@GSino]

at least most of them are software and I hope at the future they will be solved! I agree with the CHARGING SPEED! KW is the best... not km/h or per/m :(

[@larryspiller15]

Trusting VW with software updates over time.. wouldn't hold my breath.

[@joakimnilsson2245]

In winter laneassist is a pain in the b-tt.Sometimes it think the snow is lines and suddenly warns and tries to steer the car right.I always keep it off

[@kayz-art]

I see many complaints about lane assist, yet for me it's working absolutely flawless. Even now with heavy snow everywhere.... I'm truly impressed by how accurate it really is.

[@tommac5411]

It looks very cold during your filming. Another great analysis. Thank you.

[@atleyri]

Glad your car is PA_ID and not stolen. Love your videos. THX!

[@KasperCDK]

Thx for all your videos. They made me order the ID4 1st Max (Needed the family size). Will be delivered and handed to me 1st of May.

[@nickieredshaw7835]

Thanks for the video take care and safe travels

[@paulwurdig3959]

Glad that you only have minor issues with the car. I am looking forward to the ID.4!

[@mariomotorcyclediaries]

They seem to be all minor things fixable via sw updates, except the lighting of the climate/vol. bar. I really hope that VW start improving on updates OTA as the way it is right now it’s way too complicate..

[@paulgenta4819]

I bought the id3 a month ago and it has the same problems. My version is not a 1st so I didn't get any discount on leasing but the same problems persist. Indeed I have found others. Now it is at the workshop for a second update. I have also a VW Polo 2018 and a T-Roc 2019 and and neither has ever experienced any problems.

[@BatteryLife]

But you don't have to wait to long for the Id Software update ;)

[@mkmproductions9257]

I totally agree with you when it comes to: 2. Always the question about Online or Offline mode, Error message about Internet Radio not being available, not selecting B-mode automatically if that was used last time, always have to switch of Lane assist. 4. The app with only a few features, never knowing if for example sending an address to the car will be received or not, sometimes it is received several hours later when. In my app it also sometimes show MIN instead of a temperature. 5. What were they thinking at VW when they decided to not have temp and volume slides illuminated? 1, 3, 6 & 7 has not bothered me that much yet, haven't done any long trips yet and have not used a DC-charger so far. But still I really like the car, if it get some descent sw-updates I think it can be really good!

[@wilkoone9155]

Well said about lane assist. Nearly all my driving is on small Irish county roads, I need to be able to switch it off by default, I can on our new Zoe 135 GT with a button near the steering wheel. I think lane assist is dangerous & a pedestrian will be killed soon!

[@dennesy83]

Thank you for being honest :). That´s the problem of being a pioneer, you suffer early issues. Be patient.

[@casperhansen826]

Most of that was software issues but the difference between braking a little and little more is pressing a lot harder is a scary problem.

[@crocodiluQ2]

@@AlanTov That's exactly what I've seen with a test drive ID3 from my dealer. Also a 1st Edition. What car do you have? You get used in the end, but at first... you shit your pants once or twice. I have an ID3 coming now for me, I hope it's either fixed or I'll get used quickly.

[@kriskarslake]

I thought it might be the disc brakes aren't up to stopping the heavy battery. I experience the same 'I'm not stopping' feeling (ID3 tour)

[@manuelg8050]

Some of that annoying things you mentioned I have also in my 2019 VW Polo: to 2) Like in your id3 the transmission mode is reset to D very time I start the car, even when the drive mode is in Eco. So every setting is set to eco, but not the transmission. I don't ordered Lane assist, but the Start-Stop-Automatic also resets. Fortuntatelly in my car that is still a physical button. Also the climate controls ar phyiscal so the computer can't reset it. to 6) The app only has 2 features that I can use: Vehicle States and Navigation. The state only worked once, the navigation stuff does work most of the time.

[@ilovemusik15]

This is a must which a manufacturer has to provide. The car has to start like you get it from the dealer. A German think from the previous Era. Don't think they should continue this with software. Would be terrible user experience

[@jurgensauter88]

100% agree on that breaking issue. I nearly got panic at an intersection just lately. As well I agree on the kW vs km/min issue: we need the kW and kWh/100km and so on display, everything else is crap. I wonder what Mr. Ulbrich thinks of his yearly statement from his energy provider that states the used electrical energy in kWh! Everybody that gets one of these statements - and I assume most of us do - are familiar with kWh and kW (hair dryer, oven, electrical heater...) so why the heck km/min as an electrical energy measure??? Please VW: get this corrected!

[@abraxastulammo9940]

The thing is you already see the estimated time till charge limit and the current range in km the car claims to have. Km/h is just too confusing because it will always be different values between charges and even within a charge so you cannot really calculate when you will be at a specific km range.

[@Biter1975]

They have to change the lane assist feature being on in your profile. Lane assist is dangerous and not helpful for me. My wife finds it scary.

[@kayz-art]

Hm. I personally wouldn't ever want a car again without lane assist.... it takes some getting used to but it's an amazing feature and for me it makes driving a LOT safer....

[@Henning_Rech]

@@kayz-art I cannot talk about the quality of the ID.3 lane assist - the one of the e-up (from mobileye) is awfully bad and sometimes dangerous. Only 4.00 km driven, lots of annoying false reactions, and one when it steered me towards a bicyclist I was passing. Perhaps you should sleep more and do not drive overtired.

[@kayz-art]

@@Henning_Rech ? I never drive while being tired. I however do appreciate a car that thinks along. So far the lane assist of the Id.3 is absolutely flawless.

[@MrIbernie]

Thanks for making this video. Hopefully VW is listening and will fix the issues. I am in the US and have an ID.4 on order. Hopefully the bugs are worked out before I get my car delivered.

[@clairefletcher573]

How are you getting on with your ID4? Deliberating at the moment as to which one to get.

[@MrIbernie]

@@clairefletcher573 Cancelled my order and bought a Tesla Model Y. Couldn't be happier!

[@apergiel]

Thank you for the review. I think I'll hang onto my 15 year old Toyota for another 5 years.

[@pers.jrgensen3178]

Same problem for years on we-connect on the e-Golf. They say their going to fix it. But still most days no contact. So pre-heating the VW way is to try with the app.... the go out to the car turn it on put the seatbelt on behind my back and then let it stay on.

[@BatteryLife]

The programmed Preheating works all the time though.

[@JohnnyCacheX]

@@BatteryLife In the seven weeks I've got mine I only got the preheating to work once! And I still don't know what magic made it possible. I can't even program any departure times to my car or the app.

[@Adam-lx4et]

Preheating works for me, just set your departure time with the climate set, then it's all good, it doesn't need we connect you can set it up in the car.

[@pers.jrgensen3178]

Programming Pre-heating in the car works, but remote start it from we connect is spotty at best. VW claims to have we connect and we connect ID on 2 separate server’s.

[@jonole]

For the e-Golf I found out that when I sometimes lose contact with the car in the we-connect app I can open the glove-box and remove the SIM-card and re-insert it - then all of a sudden I have contact with the app again.

[@cernak0905841320]

Hello,thanks for this video. Iam feel the same about the lane assist and first pressing proces before driving.same with the charging and kw/h info.but the brakes are All fine on me ID3.super will be to have a possibility to reduce traction control,this i dont like a LOT Good luck

[@ronb4633]

Chris, well toned list. I hope that they consider fixing your #7 similar to the Taycan. It also defaults to showing distance/time for charging but you can click on it and it will toggle to kW. That clicking/toggle works on the displays in the vehicle as well as in the app.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

It could be so easy...but this would be too easy. 😂

[@toninocars]

11k subscribers only, hm your videos are informative you should be getting more subs for sure 👍

[@BatteryLife]

Agreed ;)

[@danielardelian2]

Naaaah....Chris is more for quality rather than quantity...just look at his criticism of the car... :)

[@chemobejk]

3. it also disconnects BT connection, i.e. if you just got shortly out of the car, many times it does not reconnect to the phone and continue playing music. (Ok, maybe not an issue if you always use the USB cable)

[@BatteryLife]

I am using Android Auto. But when I was using bluetooth, it reconnect every time. Never a problem.

[@antoniomoratilla]

when you go to the gas station you see how many liters you get, not kms, 'cause kms depends on how you drive. You're right: getting km/h when charging is crap.

[@stepheng8779]

Thanks, nothing to get me out of my Niro, it works perfectly 👍

[@BatteryLife]

You should watch the "what I like" video as well!

[@bazoo513]

The answer to many of these complaints, including the one that Mr. Ulbricht said they will not change, in _configurability._ For goodness' sake, this car, and any EV, is a computer on wheels! _Everything_ on the dashboard(s) and many other things should be user-configurable, with preferences tied to user profiles. Again, Tesla is better here, but they don't go far enough, either. Somewhere deep in configuration menus should be a "geek mode" toggle that would enable things from simple changing charging speed from nebulous "km/h" to actual power, to bringing up whole synoptic pages with battery, motor, electronics and coolant temperatures, power used by various components, acceleration, power and regen in actual power units (along with friction brakes application) etc, something like all those data displayed by various OBD II monitoring apps. Majority of "ordinary" users would still use the HMI as it is, and if they stumble into the geek mode it would be easy to get back to the safety of "factory configuration". But driving this car could be so much more fun if we were given an opportunity to see what is it actually doing.

[@mark.j.wilson]

For me a tesla is a software company building cars, and VW is a car company doing software. Up until now EV's were aimed at the "tech" aware people lead by Tesla, VW are trying to aim this at everybody, and not everybody understands KW they just want to know if I charge it for 30 minutes how far can I go, and for that km/h works fine. oh by the way it kills me not knowing more about the state of the battery, thinking about going down the OBD port route...

[@bazoo513]

@@mark.j.wilson I agree. VW at least knows what belongs to buttons and stalks, and what to touch-screens, and their augmented reality HUD is awesome. The only reason I can think of why Tesla does not provide HUD is their pretending that full Level 5 autonomy is around the corner; that, and penny pinching. Still, more configurability, pretty please, Mr. Ulbricht!

[@jackdehosson]

Tesla shows both kW and km/h when charging, but I 100% agree that they should have a geek mode🤓

[@bazoo513]

@@EinzigfreierName _None_ would be confused by it if you hide it deeply enough. Call it "car internals service mode" or something similarly scary, if you must, or activate by a sequence of button presses or PIN code or whatever. But, let's face it, EVs are practically everywhere still cars for tech savvy, not because "ordinary" drivers wouldn't enjoy them, but simply because we tend to be early adopters. A singla competent GUI programmer could code the useful amount of features in several months. You know, those guys who elsewhere program fart mode. :o) Heck, make it a €1k software-enabled option, and I would buy it immediately (if I had location to charge the car in the first place, that is... :o( )

[@Jeroenneman]

@@EinzigfreierName Considering how much VAG charges for digital cockpit views in the Audi models, there must be some way for them to both offer the option, while at the same time making a shitload of money while doing it.

[@thechosenone897]

I really can‘t believe they forgot to illuminate the slider buttons. Annoying.

[@BatteryLife]

They did it on purpose, I just don't know why.

[@danielardelian2]

@@BatteryLife The slider buttons have infrared LEDs and infrared receivers in them (motion detectors, basically) to detect hand gestures in front of the screen. Maybe lights interfered with these motion detectors. Still, I would prefer illuminated buttons instead of hand gestures...

[@Andersljungberg]

on the Kia Niro, the automatic climate mode works really well. adjusts the fan, etc. also thinks that it sends the heat towards the window if there is ice on it. that one broke with the temperature. and it's a slider

[@sworksm552]

I had also massive problems with the brakes, they got stuck almost every morning. The car was parked in a garage. And after few stronger brake situations at 140 on the autobahn, the braking distance was getting longer and longer with massive fading. That was also a reason, I canceled the order and I still drive my ICE Astra.

[@seansmithy5042]

Lots to agree on within your videos and we’re all hoping software can amend some issues. I had a scary experience in the snow recently when the car slammed on the brakes for no reason 😮 Travelling at around 19 mph, so a front assist error but thankfully no one crashed into me from behind. Told my local dealer and got a very disappointing response 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@l.e.bassdesign]

The lane assist is also the first thing I turn off. Most of the times it’s super annoying or dangerous because it steers into other cars or cyclists.

[@vinceasmith]

You do know that you can press on the white lines in the picture ( currently lit in blue) and that allow you to turn off Lane Assist (then they turn white). I just about find my finger can find the line easier than trying to press that menu button.

[@l.e.bassdesign]

@@vinceasmith yes. I wonder if there’s some way or “hack” to turn it permanently off.

[@salocin911]

helpful observations. I have a ID4 on order in the US. I will have to check the dealer demo model for some of the items you have mentioned. to see if they have remove these in final version. thank you

[@jimmatulevich98]

Holy crap. I sure hope that when my id.4 Pro S arrives in the States this summer it won't have these problems.

[@BatteryLife]

It won't have the software problems!

[@alexandru-florea]

100% I agree with you!

[@MyID3byFrode]

Full agree on everything (didn't know the thing about the breaking though - haven't used Sport mode that much)!

[@BatteryLife]

Has nothing to do with sport mode. Drive fast in a corner, brake hard, you need more force than you would think.

[@Henning_Rech]

@@BatteryLife I drive an e-up, which has a similar characteristic, its brake starts slowly. But other than you I drive in D (non-B) mode - and BTW would recommend this to anyone outside stop and go traffic - and so it is very convenient to fine-dose your brake such that you mostly regenerate, while keeping the classical user interface with separate brake and acceleration pedals.

[@timgerber5563]

I feel it has to do with the drum brakes. I know exactly what you refer to and never felt it in an e-Golf. Of course it might be the configuration of how much the brakes are recruited, but at the speeds or rather braking speeds you describe the force should already be mostly on the brakes.

[@paulkaye5076]

I agree with most of these! But I'd add an eighth - the "haptic" buttons on the steering wheel are prone to auto-repeating when you don't want them to, and generally having a poor "feel" to them.

[@BatteryLife]

Don't have any problems with it.

[@egimenezbahl]

I drove the ID3 a couple of times and I really like the design and how it looks. I own a Kia eSoul since almost a year and I am really surprised that none of the complaints you’ve happen in my car. #1, I haven’t had any single reliability issue. Of course the car SW is not as ambitious as on ID3 and it doesn’t have OTA but is extremely reliable. #2, I think some problems are legal requirements so it happens on any car (like safety features always on) but climate and driving mode are always as I left it. #3 well that’s the problem of having a seamless keyless system. #4The UVO app doesn’t look as nice a the ID3 but what it matter the most it might have failed 5 out of 100 times but nothing to really complain about it. #5 take it or leave it, it’s been a controversial decision what Vw did. #6 regen works on cold weather as usual (sometimes less efficiently) but I does even at 100% SOC and the pedal feel is more than OK #7 I still don’t understand why they can’t show the standard kW when charging, it seems like German automakers want to make unique things (like BMW showing battery size in Amps/h) I don’t think this is sth to like about eSoul since it is a standard thing on 99% of EVs... polestar 2 and Volvo xc40 don’t have this and it’s crap.. I agree But the ID3 looks nice and some of the issues will be fixed eventually with updates, right?

[@BatteryLife]

It drives awesome. Software will get better for sure.

[@Ralfst3r]

I believe keeping the seatbelt buckled when you exit the car lets you circumvent the car turning off. IIRC

[@BatteryLife]

I think so. There is a button to keep heat on when charging too. But it is annoying to do something before you get out of the car.

[@fastfreddy19641]

Nice car though. It should remember your settings I would expect. The breaking needs looking into.

[@oygenn]

Great video, very informative! I really like what VW did with the ID3 overall, but it's always very useful seeing the negative stuff too. Unbalanced brake pedal got to me the most. I've literally had nightmares of driving my car where suddenly the brake pedal would become non-responsive or too slow to respond, very similar to what you've described here... Sad to say it, but this seems to be the car from my nightmares lol!

[@YannR34]

I can understand why you hate those stuffs and I can tell you that I would hate my car, so you are very patient.

[@SwissOliver]

Sehr gute Zusammenfassung der Probleme. Denkst Du, dass die fehlende Beleuchtung der Clima Unit ein SW Issue ist?

[@BatteryLife]

Nein, das ist Hardware, kann nicht nachgebessert werden.

[@SwissOliver]

@@BatteryLife danke fürs Feedback. Schade. übrigens, Kompliment, tolles Videos, gute Ton + Video Qualität + sehr sympatisch

[@ramblerandy2397]

Well, that's about all of my grievances with my ID.3 covered as well. Sadly, the issues with the Infotainment software haven't improved as of mid/late April 2021. Hopefully, VW will use the OTA update facilities very soon, because its pretty damn crappy in an otherwise really nice car.

[@ramblerandy2397]

Update: As of early June 2021, nothing has improved from the software. The app is almost hopeless. It never connects to the car 30 yards away, from my bedroom window in direct line of sight [comes up with error]. Although it knows the exact state of charge, even after parking the car for an entire weekend. Once again, this video is entirely accurate. So many flaws in an otherwise nice car.

[@stefanweilhartner4415]

regarding the interior, VW should have a look into the mokka-e. it looks much nicer with integrated screens and real buttons. that is my main critique beside the 160km/h limit. of course for some the 160 km/h is ok, but i demand at least 180 km/h. from the outside, especially the front, i like the id3 a lot. lets see what seat/cupra can do

[@MarkGaudie]

Luckily I don’t have any issues here where I live for the Lane assist. The only issues I have on the original software is the airbag light and the seat heater comes on at 1 instead of 2 how I like it.

[@nga319]

hi chris, um den laneassist auszuschalten kannst Du auch mit dem Finger auf die Fahrbahn tippen, um an den Button zu kommen. Ist zwar keine kürzere Variante, aber die linke Fahrbahn der Grafik ist leichter zu treffen. Dein Problem mit der Heizungseinstellung nach dem Vorheizen, ist auch meins. Ansonsten in allen Punkten dito.

[@frisowiggers5265]

Hi I like the charging speed in Km per hour or minute. This way you know how long you should wait to drive and charge example 200 km.

[@BatteryLife]

Good for you. They can keep it, but add kW display for more accurate display. So changes can be spotted right away.

[@stephenholland5930]

They should give you the choice.

[@haugstadianer]

With Software 783 you can see the charging speed in kW, just not in the charging menu, you need to select the consumption menu.

[@BatteryLife]

Mine shows 0.0 when charging.

[@InlinehockeyIreland]

Hmmm let’s check it, interesting 🧐

[@alexklemme]

@Haugstadianer No.

[@haugstadianer]

@@alexklemme OK, I'm probably wrong, I must have seen it when regenerating while driving because I never sit in the car while charging.

[@haugstadianer]

​@@BatteryLife Yep, I had to go out and check, it shows 0.0 in mine too. VW is treating us as children, it is really insulting when they deny us the actual charging speed.

[@Astke]

after driving around in a Golf mk8 for 7 months now. While I am used to it, making the dash so button-less was a mistake ( it is similar in interface with the ID.3, look it up if you are interested). While it is not that hard to use for me now, just a few more buttons for seat heating and fan speed would have been so much better. Also... WHY is the infotainment SO SLOW at the start. It feels like a PC from 15 years ago, when they had crazy "warm up" periods.

[@manuelg8050]

Yes I hope that this obsession with touch buttons and surfaces is gone in the next generation of cars. I get it for infotainment, but everything you need while driving should be physical!

[@Astke]

@@manuelg8050 i am fine with the sliders btw. But the amount of buttons is too low. It doesn't need to become like a Kia or BMW with too many buttons, but it is just a bit silly now.

[@superbecx]

Here's a trick for you, open the door push the brake pedal without sitting, the car will wake up and if you don't close the door while opening the garage or gate in my case you don't have to sit thru another restart.

[@bewhee]

Leaving the door open is a hazard. You shouldn’t do that!

[@nickthorley1]

How is the traction in the snow. It's rwd isn't it?

[@CaroAbebe]

Excellent! You might want to watch that video from the Swiss mountains. It’s in German, but the driving experience is self-explaining ;-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGmriXmCZrKiaM0

[@BatteryLife]

Better than expected.

[@nickthorley1]

Presume your reply and that vid will be with winter tyres. In the UK not many get them :(

[@CaroAbebe]

@@nickthorley1 Well, you can’t expect traction with summer tyres on snow, can you now? In the video I mentioned above it’s all uphill on quite a bit of snow and ice. The Kona fails despite its winter tyres, the ID.3 goes all the way up.

[@enyaq_gorm]

@@nickthorley1 on Scotland plenty of us get them. We've had snow more or less every day since Christmas

[@frederickarcala4749]

We in the States get the Id.4 but I wish we also got the 3. I dont know why we dont as we love our Golfs and GTIs. Hopefully our cars get the software with out the bugs.

[@garyavery380]

Let me pile on with my pet peeve - the capacitive buttons. It is MUCH easier to accidentally activate a capacitive button than a mechanical one, and my most common mistakenly activated button are the „REAR“ button on the window controls (resulting in the rear window opening while I‘m desperately trying to get the front one down so I can put the parking ticket into the machine), and the reading light, which I manage to graze with my head when leaning down to get stuff out of the cupholder. Another one is the fact that unlike in the e-Golf, I have to turn the side mirror selector to „R“ every *** time I want the right side mirror to tilt down so that I can see the curb. In the e-Golf, you could just leave it on R forever, but the ID.3 forgets EVERYTHING after you turn it off.

[@TerraIAm]

Most of these things, if not all, are fixable with SW. This is the EV I would really like to have. (since I never will be able to have a Taycan xD)

[@patrickgass5707]

Hello Chris It looks like that several ID3 owners have problems with their brakes due to the winter conditions. In the morning it appears that sometimes their rear drum brakes are frozen due to humidity or a combination of snow salt getting into the drums are freeze. A few also had the same thing ( blocked drums) also in higher temperatures after washing their cars at home and not driving it after the washing for one night. Did it happen to you ? Have you hear about that. Can you check with VW if they are aware of that issue ?

[@SFuryHonda]

Well Chris, I would love to say that the Peugeot e-2008 was better, but it also has it flaws. Like a non functional smartphone app, steering assistant which cuts out mid corner without any warning. Appalling range in winter, a very slow infotainment system. Somehow you would think after all these years of experience with creating ice cars, they still mess up the eV models.

[@chunkychuck]

Is a sign like that "Norma" one common? Feels like it's from the 50s. Cool :)

[@BatteryLife]

That is a grocery store chain.

[@TheBroz]

I genuinely want to buy an EV and the ID.3 really seems to be the right match for me. But I'm a software QA by profession and all the software issues would drive me absolutely insane. I really hope VW can get a handle of the situation. I also hope they do something to normalise the trim levels because they are really confusing and scattered. Getting the ID.4 interior in the ID.3 would be nice too...

[@BatteryLife]

Software is mostly fixed with latest update.

[@shaan0121]

The software does work now alot better the updates are OTA now and the car has alot of its software issue fixed. I've driven it about 800 miles and it's been a joy.

[@rustyjoints4857]

It's strange some of the things aren't set to off as default, lane assist should be off until you need it for example. Is there no settings where you can control whether somethings on or off at startup? Maybe this option will be in the next update.

[@BatteryLife]

Lane assist has to be on with every start. EU regulation for 5 star safety rating.

[@rustyjoints4857]

@@BatteryLife I see, seems strange considering it can sometimes be dangerous. That's when you need a manual button then. I find I only use the function on motorways in the Zoe.

[@joeb4294]

The car immediately turning off just because you step out for a second is really annoying. I had a difficult time syncing my BMW i3 to my garage door opener because the car would turn off when I got out to go push the learn button on the garage door opener. Luckily, my i3 has a sunroof, so I was able to stand on my seat and reach through the sunroof. Why can't they program the cars to just hold the brake in this situation, and maybe turn off after 5 minutes?

[@atleyri]

Used to have an E-Golf. The app almost never worked. I stopped using it. Let's hope VW get it right this time!!

[@logicalChimp]

The app doesn't work for the GTE either... unreliable piece of junk... and it was that experience with VW software that stops me considering an ID3 (at least, not for a couple more years, etc)

[@johnmorelli3775]

Good review. These limitations are way too much for me! On my ICE VW the climate selections are so easy to set and change plus are retained when I turn off the engine. Horrible.

[@anderspersson6134]

Great job Chris really hope VW will watch this. The bizarre feature that the car shuts down when you your behind leaves the seat is not just annoying its bordering on dangerous. Some of us have kids and dogs. If you leave your seat the heat instantly stops working. The app to precondition is very unreliable. YES there is a feature to climitize directly but it does not work. Like never. So in a cold country your kids or animals in a driverless parked car will be cold or warm. Is this OK VW? My granddad's VW had no problems with this in the sixties. A Trabant in DDR would probably solve this task. You market this car as a family car. So VW please explain. To save juice is nice but to subject kids and animals to mother nature's whims. Over to you VW!

[@BatteryLife]

The heat does not stop while driving! Preheating works for me 90% of the time. For the case if Kids and Dogs parking, you should use. Keep climate on! Works perfect.

[@anderspersson6134]

@@BatteryLife I wish it did I tried. It does not. Scheduling precond no can do. Lets hope the big update will solve this. VW should just have kept the on and off button and none of this would be an issue. Reputation wise for VW releasing an unfinished product albeit w discounts feels dodgy.

[@Adam-lx4et]

The most annoying thing I've found is that there is no trim above the accelerator pedal and when I go to accelerate my shoe sometimes catches, which is dangerous when trying to accelerate away at busy junctions.

[@BatteryLife]

Never had a problem with that. Too big feet? Sitting to close?

[@Adam-lx4et]

@@BatteryLife possibly too bigger feet ha, if it has shielding like the egolf it wouldn't be an issue, it's an odd one, I might have to retrofit something to stop it from happening

[@beatmeierbm]

I am so glad i pulled out of the 1st

[@BatteryLife]

You shouldn't have. It drives amazing. I did not regret buying it. Once the software runs smoother this car is even more amazing.

[@beatmeierbm]

@@BatteryLife I know i would like the car no question. But i also know these little things would drive me 🥜 and i constantly would have to help the most frequents river of it. I am patient and wait for the buzz. Things will be ironed out by 2023

[@BatteryLife]

I think things will be ironed out this year.

[@Gresteh]

@@BatteryLife some issues will remain for a while... and others will require minor hardware adjustments that will not be available for earlier cars, but most issues will be fixed over time and while the earlier cars wont be able to fix all issues VW will do the best they can to improve how they work.

[@englishcountryliving448]

Really good video Chris. My Golf R is 3 years old and time to change. Thinking maybe electric, maybe Elon... just can’t make up my mind. VW haven’t been very persuasive either. Videos like yours help :-)

[@jilliandoyle7443]

how does it handle the snowy roads? is the traction good? does yours have winter tyres?

[@fald0]

Thank you for bringing all these problems up, I have the exact same issues. One more thing, I want to see how much % I have left on the battery when I drive, that means I have to have the "charging screen" viable at all time, extremely annoying. Would be nice if you can change the est. range left to % on the main dash.

[@BatteryLife]

It is a good suggestion. But it is not a dislike for me.

[@jorgmeinhardt3623]

I don't like the breaks, too. In the e-up! it's the same problem.

[@electricwhirl5175]

On Mii I resolve this using regen mode, any 1-4 helps. Without regen it's kinda hard

[@TassieEV]

The last thing you hated about your car with charging speed is probably a game changer for me. It needs to show it in kW not anything else. Doesn't it also have that very weird efficiency thing with hours kWh that I seem to remember you & Bjorn showing us.

[@BatteryLife]

The stationary power draw is shown in kWh per h. So you know if you are parked for an hour, it uses that many kWh from your battery.

[@tomquimby8669]

So as there is a shortage of semi conductor chips for the car industry does that mean we can get 6 months free lease if we take delivery of the car without a computer?

[@OviMatei]

maybe it could actually make the car better

[@errcoche]

The braking issue seems to be a bit more serious than the others complaints. It sounds like it is just doing regen braking when it's clearly time to go mechanical. You have me thinking about trying an emergency stop in my wife's Chevy Bolt. I do try to brake early and lightly in my plugin hybrid Hyundai Sonata so that I don't go to mechanical but I would like to be confident that I can stop quickly. Of course, there is always the issue of how heavy an EV is as well. Maybe the brakes are undersized on the ID.3 .

[@johnrobson7367]

Which would you prefer between a id3 and a tesla standard range?

[@BatteryLife]

I prefer the ride in the Id.3. I am not a fan of the Model3 seating position, steering wheel feel and sporty suspension.

[@vinceasmith]

@@BatteryLife And the ID.3 is a hatchback - more practical than the M3 which is a saloon.

[@chemobejk]

FYI: ME 2.1 arrives (in Finland) on 4th of March. Already got a call from my VW dealer and my ID.3 1st Plus will be updated on 11.3.

[@BatteryLife]

;)

[@Brian-om2hh]

The obvious question has to be why did you buy it? There is much to be said regarding leasing a car of the type you intend to buy if you aren't 100% sure. There are leasing options out there now which allow you to lease on a monthly contract.....

[@BatteryLife]

You haven't watched the video, eh? I say it twice, that I love the car!

[@jkajolin]

You can select to keep the heating on

[@BatteryLife]

Yes, but not the music.

[@ram64man]

For me there are a few things vw should offer. 1. Fix the software infotainment system, The volume, temperature need to be night illuminated,sure you can do it via the touch screen but that’s not the point, it’s a design oversight plain and simple. 2 interior seat fabric and side fabric needs more options , big skoda can offer a variety of options including full leatherette why can’t id3, I long for a light interior seat option from the golf 7.5 3. Window switches activating the rear windows if sometimes hit and mainly miss, please put the rear window switches back on 4. Give users the ability to disable auto start and auto off, like schehf says sometime you have to get out quickly for a moment Really we should have the ability to add pin to start as well as remember not to turn off unless button is pressed only 5. A proper kw rating added to the charge menu. Giving. Charge time info is useless , I want to know exactly how many kw I am added to the car but also a real time kw rating as when it drops to almost teen levels on recharging it’s time to unplug unless going overnight to 100 if you needed it. 6. Add a proper sunroof option , heck even add the glass roof to the 77kw tour, preferably without the touch controls would help it not look so dark, if the glass cannot be added then follow the enyaq and give us an optional normal sunroof 7. Better paint options, where are the greens, red , yellows etc , as much as I like the copper strip, I would rather have the ability to be all one colour instead of two tone black and dull colour. Give us the choice if Nissan can do it so can vw 8. The heat pump clearly has a production issue often makes a weird noise when running that is on more than 1 model I’ve seen with the option fitted , it’s clearly a problem as Nissan own system has no noise issue when in use 9. We need more regen options please give us a one peddle option stronger than b mode, this was one of the things liked about the egolf but was put off by range , this can be added via a software menu. That hopefully remembers your settings after turning off and locking 10 whether your a mini cab or long distance driver or even a winter tire driver, why can’t we get 18 in fitted from the factory on the 77kw, why do we have to buy another set just to drop to 18 in instead of 19 on 77kw , sometimes the dealers are kind but it should be offered whether 18 or 19 right away 11 now we are in winter I’ve noticed that the doors Finnish above the seal thus gets winter grime over your legs on exit and along the door edge along the back door please fix this 12 please please give us the option to disable the voice assistance hey Id , whether is the accent I don’t know but it just never gives the right answer unlike google, and please fix that blue tooth drop out in calls

[@lifestyle4dividends776]

OMG will never get one after this video 😂😂 Thanks for sharing ;)

[@BatteryLife]

Do not make that mistake. Test drive one. It is amazing to drive. When the software gets better, the car will be even better.

[@lifestyle4dividends776]

@@BatteryLife Im already on the list for a Model 3 SP. After the price cut it will cost me about 34k after incentives. Thats a very good price for what you actually get ;) This will be my first electric car... ill keep you updated how I like it. A good friend of mine got his Model 3 Performance a month ago and let me tell you it is a real blast to drive. Not comparable to anything I have sat in till that day and being from Munich I have been in several BMW M Models. 👍🏽 Ich gehe mal davon aus, dass du auch Deutscher bist. Habe die Antwort jetzt trotzdem mal vorsichtshalber auf Englisch geschrieben, da das ja auch deine bevorzugte Sprache auf deinem Kanal ist. Schöne Grüße aus München 👍🏽

[@kevinschauwaers5585]

@@lifestyle4dividends776 Model 3 performance for 34K. In what country you life to have such incentives? :-)

[@lifestyle4dividends776]

@@kevinschauwaers5585 I think you misunderstood what I wrote, please read again :) I wrote that I am getting a Model 3 SP (Standard Plus) wich is 39.990€ after the price cut in Germany and we get 6.000€ in government incentives. So it will cost me around 34k I was just referring to a good friend of mine who has a Model 3 Performance wich is a blast to drive :) Have a nice day Kevin and stay safe 👍🏽

[@kevinschauwaers5585]

@@lifestyle4dividends776 OK in Belgium standard range is 48 K without incentives. Insanely price difference though

[@Xander054]

Thanks for the video, is really appreciate this as we are about to buy this car. Can you tell me how many of these issues have been resolved now?

[@Lkshfglkh]

VW needs o fix all these points, great video! Send it to Herbert Diess. The really need to show kw at charging speed, it drives me crazy and makes me want to change car just because of that!

[@abraxastulammo9940]

OBD dongle + sw provider will make lots of money, because every owner has to buy one to get the desired kW output. 😅

[@stevepullen4586]

I really enjoy this series of videos. My ID3 is due for delivery by mid-March when hopefully all of these minor issues will be resolved as they appear to be software related. Have I made the correct decision to buy an ID3? I hope so.

[@BatteryLife]

I did. Can't talk for you.

[@stephenholland5930]

Good luck...

[@chemobejk]

4. have you tried to reinstall the app? It solved the app problems for me after the ME2.0 update

[@BatteryLife]

It works ok. It got better the last week. I think it is the server.

[@arek1tube]

Charging should show both power input (kW) and e.g. range gain per minute or hour (km/h) - that's not a problem from the software point of view. Just wondering how VW will manage the user feedback? BTW I'll pick up ID3 Pro Performance in April (hopefully) and would like to share the experience. Driving EV in Poland will be challenging ;)

[@bazoo513]

4:45 and on - Sooo first world problems (or, more precisely, highly automated EV problems - with our old smoking and fuming clunkers we did not _have_ settings to remember or reset. :o) That said, lane assist should not be "assisting" you when it ca't do that safely - it should just disengage by itself with a nice pleasant chime and a notice in the front screen. I think this is _one_ thing in HMI that Tesla presently does better.

[@InlinehockeyIreland]

I would love to add others three dislikes as 10 things sounds better like 7. James Bond has 007 and my lucky number is 7 😂😂😂 Of course, it’s just joke, great video as usually Chris, keep it doing.

[@xiziz]

And I thought it was annoying to turn vess off and auto hold on in my Ioniq every day. Hopefully they can sort all these querks out!

[@BatteryLife]

Yes, it is. But at least you have real buttons for it.0

[@xiziz]

@@BatteryLife yeah, this is true, especially in the cold when the touchscreen is slow to respond. :)

[@timmurphy5541]

Apologies if this is too off-topic or personal but I think that's an excellent shirt! Also love the car, of course :-)

[@giiillesM]

@battery life the fashion icon ;) soon we will all be wearing a bathrobe.

[@BatteryLife]

Thanks. Keep 'em coming. Lululemon. Wife bought it for me. It is comfy, warm and rinckle free.

[@thecomedyspot11]

Seeing bad reviews last year for the new Golf on its lack of knobs, I went through a phase where I thought I'd better get a Golf 7 while you still could here in Australia. Then thought the better of it and kept my Golf 6 Wagon, thinking maybe wait for the ID3... Not after watching this, not that it will be here anytime soon - the Golf 8 is still "coming soon"... eventually... maybe... Perhaps I'll wait for Golf 8.5 when they put the knobs back in!