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According to Auto Motor Und Sport, the ID.3 is not up to "VW's usual high requirements for body parts fit accuracy, minimal gaps, high-quality materials, and finish."

VW ID.3: German Magazine Bashes EV For Low Build Quality And Paint

Auto Motor Und Sport bashed Volkswagen for the ID.3. The German magazine said it had paint, panel gap, and quality issues a VW was not expected to present.

insideevs.com

VW ID.3 mit Problemen im ersten Test: Fährt gut, patzt bei Verarbeitung und Elektronik

Beginnend mit dem Golf IV (1997) setzt VW Qualitätsmaßstäbe. Der ID.3 kann im Test von auto motor und sport an diese Tradition nicht anknüpfen. Bei Verarbeitung und Elektronik gibt es massiven Nachbesserungsbedarf.

www.auto-motor-und-sport.de

Volkswagen's new electric car panned by Germany's leading test publication

Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said Volkswagen's new electric car, the ID.3, had fallen short of the carmaker's usual standards of fit and finish, and had a limited operating range, when it reviewed the car ahead of its launch.

www.reuters.com

 

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According to Auto Motor Und Sport, the ID.3 is not up to "VW's usual high requirements for body parts fit accuracy, minimal gaps, high-quality materials, and finish."

VW ID.3: German Magazine Bashes EV For Low Build Quality And Paint

Auto Motor Und Sport bashed Volkswagen for the ID.3. The German magazine said it had paint, panel gap, and quality issues a VW was not expected to present.

insideevs.com

VW ID.3 mit Problemen im ersten Test: Fährt gut, patzt bei Verarbeitung und Elektronik

Beginnend mit dem Golf IV (1997) setzt VW Qualitätsmaßstäbe. Der ID.3 kann im Test von auto motor und sport an diese Tradition nicht anknüpfen. Bei Verarbeitung und Elektronik gibt es massiven Nachbesserungsbedarf.

www.auto-motor-und-sport.de

Volkswagen's new electric car panned by Germany's leading test publication

Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said Volkswagen's new electric car, the ID.3, had fallen short of the carmaker's usual standards of fit and finish, and had a limited operating range, when it reviewed the car ahead of its launch.

www.reuters.com

Some of their quotes are pretty damning. Including the photo of underneath the frunk lid.

The infotainment system only starts up slowly, the navigation system often remains disoriented for several hundred meters. The system does not call up online services at all.

 

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AutoCar also discovered some issues as well, mainly with the interior:

"Although the build quality is up to the high standard we expect from VW, the materials are not. There are some agreeable slush-moulded plastic elements atop the dashboard but there is also a lot of hard plastic throughout the cabin. It is a clear cost-cutting move used to help offset the high costs of the battery."

But they finish off the article by saying the ID 3 should be on your list for consideration.

Volkswagen ID 3 review | Autocar

Could this electric-powered family hatch be the car to take the EV into the mainstream?

www.autocar.co.uk