BMW X1 by model year

974 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW X1 across 16 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the BMW X1

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2013	61
2014	92
2015	87
2016	186
2017	212
2018	82
2019	20
2020	21
2021	14
2022	1
2023	116
2024	49
2025	32
2026	1

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				27 to 28
2026	1		2	27 to 28
2025	32	Electrical system (28%)	3	26 to 28	4 stars
2024	49	Brakes (39%)	3	26 to 28	4 stars
2023	116	Brakes (46%)	6	28	4 stars
2022	1		2	26 to 27
2021	14		1	26 to 27
2020	21		1	26 to 27
2019	20		3	25 to 26
2018	82	Body & structure (27%)	4	25 to 26	5 stars
2017	212	Drivetrain & axles (24%)	2	25 to 26
2016	186	Drivetrain & axles (16%)	3	25
2015	87	Engine (44%)	2	21 to 26
2014	92	Engine (36%)	2	21 to 26
2013	61	Engine (46%)	2	21 to 27
2012			1