19V349000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
In the event of a crash, the insufficient impact absorption can increase the risk of injury.
2016 BMW X1
3 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 186 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints186
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
16V747000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.
15V887000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
A gearbox malfunction may cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 64UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 30POWER TRAIN
- 18VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 15STRUCTURE:BODY
- 11ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 8SERVICE BRAKES
- 8ENGINE
- 4AIR BAGS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 BMW X1s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.