2016 BMW X1 problems
NHTSA has received 186 complaints about the 2016 BMW X1, and 16% of them involve drivetrain & axles. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (11%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 186 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 43 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 | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 43 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 36,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the BMW X1 with enough data (73 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Yesterday (april 18, 2021), while I was exiting the expressway to the town of silverthorne, colorado, the sunroof glass of my BMW x1 spontaneously shattered into my head and my wife's and of course all over the car. I was travelling about 50MPH and slowing down to the exit ramp; there was no vehicle ahead of us. My wife and I sustained some small cuts and I feel like there is a sensation of a foreign object in my eyes that seems to go away and back again. No other injuries beyond that.
I believe that the exhaust tail pipes come out too far. I was getting something out of the rear of my x1 and burned my left leg on the left rear exhaust pipe. The car was parked on a neighborhood street and turned off at the time. However, I had just finished driving it.
Your box was bad it would jump out a gear force me to hit a curb at one time. All wheel drive was bad. Back wheels push front wheels so front tires wear out about every 2000 miles, no notice of recall given. Air bag problem no notice of recall sent. Roof unsafe not air bags. Seat belts, no recall notice sent. On x1 is large but I gear box was bad the car would jump out of gear, at one point I hit a curb mess up the wheel, no notice was sent.
The panoramic sunshade is sagging on the passenger side. It has come off the track or roller. I've read that this is a very common problem with BMW,s and very expensive to have it repaired.
The contact owns a 2016 BMW X1. The contact stated while shifting into park (P), the contact became aware of a message to “Secure Vehicle with Parking Brake" displayed. The contact stated that she manually set the parking brake. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the shifter assembly needed to be replaced. The contact was advised by the mechanic that the code for the failure was: 420106 (Selector lever locked in park).