BMW X1 Sav

Owners filed 177 complaints across 5 model years of the BMW X1 Sav. The 2013 drew the most (64); the 2016 the fewest (4).

Model years5

Complaints177

Recalls12

Fires5

Deaths0

Every BMW X1 Sav model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2017	8	2	—	—	Structure › Body	Routine
2016	4	1	1	1	Air Bags	Routine
2015	42	2	1	4	Air Bags	Routine
2014	59	4	3	5	Air Bags	Routine
2013	64	3	—	2	Air Bags	Routine

Which BMW X1 Sav years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2013 is the weakest year on record, with 64 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 3 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.