BMW X1 SAVYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 177 NHTSA owner complaints across 5 model years, no BMW X1 SAV year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2013, 2014 and 2015. The X1 SAV has 7 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years'13 '14 '15Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints177Top: Air bags Safety recalls72013–2017 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW X1 SAV years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the X1 SAV median. Tap a year for its full report.

64 59 42 4 8

'13'14'15'16'17

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2017Not rated–/1008 complaints · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2015Solid55/10042 complaints · 2 recalls 2014Solid46/10059 complaints · 4 recalls 2013Solid50/10064 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW X1 SAV problems

All model years combined: 177 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

99Air bags7 crash/fire/injury

20Electrical system4 crash/fire/injury

17Engine2 crash/fire/injury

13Structure4 crash/fire/injury

12Service brakes

8Power train

6Vehicle speed control

5Seat belts

5Steering

179 other systems4 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	99	7
Electrical system	20	4
Engine	17	2
Structure	13	4
Service brakes	12	5
Power train	8	0
Vehicle speed control	6	0
Seat belts	5	1
Steering	5	0
9 other systems	17	4

7 recalls

BMW X1 SAV recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Driver side: inflator module19V-016 · 2015 · Jan 14, 2019 · 12,880 vehicles 12v/24v/48v battery: cables17V-087 · 2014 · Feb 9, 2017 · 1,160 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module17V-062 · 2016–2017 · Jan 26, 2017 · 16,771 vehicles Air bags16V-914 · 2017 · Dec 20, 2016 · 3,506 vehicles Driver side: inflator module16V-071 · 2013–2015 · Feb 5, 2016 · 840,000 vehicles Power assist: vacuum14V-627 · 2013–2014 · Oct 7, 2014 · 8,988 vehicles Power assist: vacuum13V-454 · 2013–2014 · Sep 26, 2013 · 76,191 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the X1 SAV

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2013–2017 · still open
Open
Sep 6, 2013
Loss of power assist brakingPE13030 · 2013–2014 · closed Oct 25, 2013
Led to recall 13V-454