FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW X1 SAV

Owners have filed 221 complaints about the BMW X1 SAV with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2017. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2014 BMW X1 SAV

73 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2017 BMW X1 SAV

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW X1 SAV year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2017 C 11 0 0 8,000 Body & Structure
2016 8 2 2 16,000 Engine & Cooling
2015 D 49 4 1 8,600 Airbags
2014 F 73 8 7 37,000 Airbags
2013 C 80 3 0 43,000 Airbags

What breaks on a BMW X1 SAV

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 100 45.2%

Worst in 2014

Electrical System 20 9.0%

Worst in 2013

Engine & Cooling 17 7.7%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 17 7.7%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 14 6.3%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 13 5.9%

Worst in 2013

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 3.6%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 2.7%

Worst in 2013

Steering 5 2.3%

Worst in 2013

Seat Belts 5 2.3%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 4 1.8%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.8%

Worst in 2013

Lights 2 0.9%

Worst in 2013

Wheels 2 0.9%

Worst in 2015

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW X1 SAV, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2013 peak 14 Feb 2021

Compare the BMW X1 SAV

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.