BMW 1 Series M

Owners filed 6 complaints across 6 model years of the BMW 1 Series M. The 2013 drew the most (3); the 2009 the fewest (1).

Model years6

Complaints6

Recalls14

Fires0

Deaths0

Every BMW 1 Series M model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2013	3	2	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2012	0	3	—	—	—	Routine
2011	2	3	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2010	0	2	—	—	—	Routine
2009	1	2	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2008	0	2	—	—	—	Routine

Which BMW 1 Series M years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2013 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 2 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.