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2015 BMW X1 electrical system problems

31 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2015 BMW X1, which is 36% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
31 36% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2015 BMW X1 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 27% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

My vehicle blew up in my driveway last after being parked for over 6 hours. Been researching this has been a ongoing thing with BMW. Electrical issue

October 2023 Fire

Oil pan leaking oil leaks in 4 places smoking from oil leaks that could possible ruin the engine possible engine fire timing belt module ticking loud defective

Reported at 48,000 miles, July 2020

Other problems reported for the 2015 BMW X1

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