The Volkswagen ID.3 battery: what it is worth, year by year
Volkswagen ID.3, since 2020, pack of about 58 kWh. Versions and capacities, manufacturer warranty, expected state of health, possible battery lease and the cost of a failure.
Indicative estimate, excluding diagnosis.
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Remaining warranty, expected state of health, battery lease and cost of a failure. All at once — and nothing you enter leaves your browser.
We check, we don’t certify. The date of first registration is shown in box B of the V5C logbook. The state of health given is a range calculated from the battery’s age, mileage and chemistry: only a measurement on the vehicle gives a figure.
Battery versions of the Volkswagen ID.3
A model sold over several years does not have the same battery from start to finish, and two versions are often sold side by side. Identify yours: capacity and chemistry change the range, the expected degradation and the cost of a replacement.
- Pure / City (45 kWh)2021 – 202345 kWhNMC
battery sold with the car · state of health readable at a garage only
- DC charging capped well below later versions.
- Pro (58 kWh)2020 – 202458 kWhNMC
battery sold with the car · state of health readable at a garage only
- On the first 2020 cars, software features shipped incomplete and were completed by later updates.
- DC charging capped at around 120 kW before the 2023 facelift.
- Recalls for high-voltage battery fire risk on cars built between February 2022 and August 2024.
- Pro S / Tour (77 kWh)2021 – 202477 kWhNMC
battery sold with the car · state of health readable at a garage only
- DC charging raised from 125 to 135 kW by software update, and to 170 kW only with the 2023 facelift.
- Recalls for high-voltage battery fire risk on cars built between February 2022 and August 2024.
- Pure (52 kWh)since 202452 kWhNMC
battery sold with the car · state of health readable at a garage only
- Pro (59 kWh)since 202459 kWhNMC
battery sold with the car · state of health readable at a garage only
- Higher charging power sold as a paid unlock on this version.
- Pro S / GTX (79 kWh)since 202579 kWhNMC
battery sold with the car · state of health readable at a garage only
The expected state of health of a Volkswagen ID.3 battery
Three model years of this car, at the average French annual mileage of 9,321 miles, each with its chemistry. These ranges describe where a comparable battery usually sits, not yours: use, climate and charging habits spread the fleet widely.
- 2020 model year81 to 90%6 years, 55,923 miles, NMC chemistry
- 2023 model year88 to 95%3 years, 27,962 miles, NMC chemistry
- 2026 model year98 to 100%under a year, NMC chemistry
For a figure rather than a range, you need a measurement on the car. What state of health means and how it is measured.
What the energy costs per 100 miles
Charged at home, a Volkswagen ID.3 uses between £6.14 and £8.95 of electricity per 100 miles.
By comparison, a recent petrol car averages 38.7 mpg (7.3 L/100 km) in real-world use: about £19.75 of fuel per 100 miles, at the average price of unleaded petrol (£1.681 per litre on 14 September 2026).
Bottom of the range: the WLTP official consumption, from 3.7 to 4.3 miles/kWh depending on the version. Top: 25% more, the measured gap between official figures and real-world use. Electricity at £0.2632 per kWh, the Ofgem price cap.
Charging at a public charge point: prices vary too much from one operator to another to be given here.
Compare the cost of every modelSources: consumption from the manufacturer or the European registration database; electricity: Ofgem Energy Price Cap, 1 October to 31 December 2026, direct debit, Great Britain average, no VAT (announced 26 August 2026); real-world gap: TNO 2025 and ICCT 2025; petrol: JRC 2025 and weekly road fuel prices from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). Checked on 21 September 2026.
Specifications and price ranges given as an order of magnitude, still being confirmed with garages. Only a price given after diagnosis is binding.
The Volkswagen ID.3 battery
Sold since 2020, with a pack of about 58 kWh.
The Volkswagen ID.3 pack can be repaired module by module. When only one module is at fault, the repair costs far less than a new pack.
Faults reported by garages in France
- BMS software faults fixed by update.
- Unbalanced cells on cars driven little.
Find out what your ID.3 is worth
The model, the date of first registration and the mileage are all it takes: remaining warranty, expected state of health, possible battery lease and the cost of a failure. Nothing is sent, the calculation runs in your browser.
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