Volkswagen ID.3 hatch hit by software woes

Hundreds of Volkswagen ID.3 development drivers are reporting up to 300 errors a day just months before the breakthrough battery-powered hatch hits the showrooms in Europe.

According to German

The biggest issues appear to be many of the complex systems embedded in the ID.3 failing to communicate properly with one another, leading to 'dropouts' and other difficulties.

In an attempt to address the technical woes, Volkswagen has tasked an incredible 10,000 technicians to solve the problem – a decision, says insiders, that could result in the push back of the ID.3 by up to 12 months.

The complexity of the task faced isn't helped by the fact the VW EV hatch is the first car to sit on the car-maker's all-new MEB platform, with many of the problems arising never faced before.

Volkswagen knows only too well how crucial it is to fix the ID.3's teething problems fast, because the same MEB platform and basic electronic architecture will go on to be used in another 27 EVs across the Volkswagen Group, with all of them on sale before the end of 2022.

There's no word if the ID.4 SUV, that will spearhead Volkswagen's EV launch Down Under has been affected, although our cars won't arrive in 2022 – around 18 months after the Euro launch of the ID.3.

Complicating the issues even further, is the late-stage glitch already has implications for the ID.3 hatches already built at Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant in Germany, following production began back in November.

The final knock on effect of delaying the launch could see VW fined harshly for missing out mandatory European fleet emissions targets that were introduced in January.