2015 BMW X1 Sav problems
The 2015 BMW X1 Sav has 49 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (59%) concerns air bags. After that come engine (10%) and brakes (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 59% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 9,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 25 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 9,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 3 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 BMW x1. The contact stated that while idled at a red light, the vehicle was rear ended causing the vehicle to crash into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed: (190801030). The contact sustained head, neck and chest injuries and the passenger that was a child sustained a head injury that needed medical attention. The contact was unaware for the other drivers that had injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 BMW x1. While driving approximately 52 MPH on a slight incline, the instrument panel illuminated. The contact noticed dark smoke underneath the hood. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and the contact exited the vehicle. The contact was immediately alerted by someone that the vehicle was on fire. The fire was extinguished by the rain. A fire report was not filed. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and ordered an investigation.
On february 7th, 2016 at 3:15 am, on my way to work in the intersection between forest hill and military, a drunk driver traveling west bound while I was heading east drove into my lane, hitting me directly. After this head-on collision, the driver decided to flee the scene, leaving me stuck inside the vehicle in pain. I was lucky enough to be alive. The airbag inside of my vehicle did not deploy leaving me with excruciating pain in my neck, chest and knee.
For the fourth time since taking delivery of the new car, driving on city street in moderately heavy traffic, bringing the car to a stop by depressing the brake pedal caused the car to accelerate and the engine to rev above the 3,000 RPM level. (at the last event I watched the tachometer gauge as I was braking.) each time I had to panic-depress on the brake pedal to avoid a collision with the car in front. Each time I could feel the pulsation of the ABS brake on the pedal.
Takata recall. BMW did not make me aware of this dangerous airbag recall. I was in the process of transferring my lease to another willing party when BMW notified me of the recall issue and blocked the lease transfer which they had previously agreed to. They also will not let me purchase the vehicle. Both these issues breach the lease agreement I signed with them. The car is unusable with such a defect and is likely to take 6months or more to fix.