2017 Bmw X1: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 154 complaints about the 2017 Bmw X1 and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is power train, named in 57 of them.

154
Complaints
2
Recalls
3
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
10
Injuries
59.7
Severity index

Severity index 59.7 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 59.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Bmw X1 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Bmw X1 ranks 68 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 50% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 57 complaints (37.0%)57 37%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 49 complaints (31.8%)49 32%Service BrakesService Brakes: 25 complaints (16.2%)25 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 24 complaints (15.6%)24 16%StructureStructure: 20 complaints (13.0%)20 13%EngineEngine: 11 complaints (7.1%)11 7%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 4 complaints (2.6%)4 3%SuspensionSuspension: 3 complaints (1.9%)3 2%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN5737.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4931.8%
SERVICE BRAKES2516.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2415.6%
STRUCTURE2013.0%
ENGINE117.1%
BACK OVER PREVENTION42.6%
SUSPENSION31.9%

Complaints filed per year

022442018: 12019: 102020: 42021: 142022: 442023: 302024: 302025: 192026: 2 (partial year)18192021224423242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20181
201910
20204
202114
202244
202330
202430
202519
2026 (year to date)2
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V74700017/10/2016SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTORBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive lockin
19V34900009/05/2019STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARSBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2016-2019 X1 sDrive28i and X1 xDrive28i vehicles. In the event of a crash where the occupants head contacts the B-pillar, the pillar may not absorb an adequate amount of the impact. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.