Volkswagen ID. Buzz
Ranked 3 of 4 minivans by recommenders
Praised as a stylish electric van with appeal beyond its drivetrain. Critics cite high price, touch controls and a poor user experience.
Praised as a stylish electric van with appeal beyond its drivetrain. Critics cite high price, touch controls and a poor user experience.
25 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 16
- approval share
- 36%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Stylish design with appeal beyond drivetrain
“At least the ID Buzz has appeal for reasons outside of its drive train”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Why Europe doesn't have a Tesla” “Other than the lousy range, it’s incredibly cool.”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Toyota is taking the Corolla electric” Closest US option to this van
“I think the VW ID buzz is probably the closest thing you’ll find in the US.”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Who Watches the Waymos? I do [video]” “something like ID BUZZ would be the best for me”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Ford Considers Scrapping Electric Version of F-150 Truck” Easier daily life for owners
“happily driving my Buzz and charging on my solar panels”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Elon Musk pushes out more xAI founders as AI coding effort falters” “Life is immeasurably easier.”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars [video]”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Expensive for what it offers
“The only EV minivan currently on sale in Japan is the Volkswagen ID Buzz, which starts at around ¥9M”
Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “Japan develops a method to recover up to 90% of lithium from used EV batteries” “Too expensive for a worse vehicle than the Model Y (with incentives, it was a >$20K difference)”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “My Midlife Crisis Corolla Is Fast, Furious, and Modded” “The problem is that the Kia EV9 beats it in basically every spec at roughly the same price.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Who Watches the Waymos? I do [video]” - Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150”
- Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Toyota is taking the Corolla electric”
- Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Electric vehicle sales are booming in South America – without Tesla”
- Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “Slate EV truck starts at $24,950”
Poor user experience and software
“I own a Tesla and an id.buzz and it's just insulting how bad the user experience is on the buzz.”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons” “My buzz loves trying to jerk the steering wheel when it can't figure out how the lanes work.”
Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users” “it's just insulting how bad the user experience is on the buzz”
Comment from 3 May 2026 in “Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons” Touch buttons instead of physical controls
“Currently the main issues for me are the shitty touch buttons and underpowered heater”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Testing shows automotive glassbreakers can't break modern automotive glass” “the lack of physical buttons was a big turn-off”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Volkswagen Brings Back Physical Buttons” “Id.Buzzzzzz 2024 - touch capacitive buttons”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons” Low range
“the buzz is a notoriously expensive car with low range”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Toyota is taking the Corolla electric” “Other than the lousy range, it’s incredibly cool.”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Toyota is taking the Corolla electric”
Other minivans people recommend
The three most recommended other minivans, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Sienna | 16 | 5 | 76% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Honda Odyssey | 10 | 3 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Volkswagen ID. BuzzThis page | 9 | 16 | 36% | 6 | — | — |
| Chrysler Pacifica | 5 | 3 | 63% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 25 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the buzz is a notoriously expensive car with low range”
“Other than the lousy range, it’s incredibly cool.”
“seems like it's already dead (and there are some insane incentives out there to move what's left)”
“I kind of like the ID.Buzz though not sure if it will sell.”
“their blunder with the ID Buzz”
“Too expensive for a worse vehicle than the Model Y (with incentives, it was a >$20K difference)”
“The only EV minivan currently on sale in Japan is the Volkswagen ID Buzz, which starts at around ¥9M”
“At least the ID Buzz has appeal for reasons outside of its drive train”
“they both cost extreme amounts of money new”
“My buzz loves trying to jerk the steering wheel when it can't figure out how the lanes work.”
“Life is immeasurably easier.”
“Id.Buzzzzzz 2024 - touch capacitive buttons”
“I own a Tesla and an id.buzz and it's just insulting how bad the user experience is on the buzz.”
“it's just insulting how bad the user experience is on the buzz”
“happily driving my Buzz and charging on my solar panels”
“the lack of physical buttons was a big turn-off”
“The problem is that the Kia EV9 beats it in basically every spec at roughly the same price.”
“I think the VW ID buzz is probably the closest thing you’ll find in the US.”
“the price is a good chunk more expensive than, say, a Ford Transit or similar cargo van”
“I'm seeing them adopted more widely in Europe now by businesses”
“more of a gimmick than anything else”
“Currently the main issues for me are the shitty touch buttons and underpowered heater”
“The ID Buzz starting at 70k EUR is such a joke.”
“When we were disappointed with the VW Buzz that the U. S. was getting”
“something like ID BUZZ would be the best for me”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.