10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
71 miles

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problem #5

Oct 122021

X1

  • miles
My Moonroof shade gets stuck when I try to open and close it. This has been a huge problem among other BMW X1s and it is over $2,000 to fix! This has caused a lot of issues in my car. Thousands of other drivers have also reported this issue. It is not safe having my shade stuck since people can see into my car, and the sun shines which will eventually ruin my leather.

- Irvine, CA, USA

problem #4

Dec 242018

X1

  • 104 miles
Vehicle engine could have caught fire during driving. Due to amount of oil was leaking spiting on wires around the hot engine. I found as just parked on my drive way smoke was coming from the hood. We opened the hood huge smoke came from the engine. I called dealership recommended me not to drive the vehicle. I had to tow the veh. To the dealership. Dealership said, it happened due to the vacuum pump issue. Checked with BMW usa said no such re-call.. but for me 5-6 yrs old vehicle specially BMW could have put family in danger. Enclosed picture showing broken /tube pipe. Most important thing is that oil change and other job was performed just couple of week ago leak wasn't caught by the service man.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #3

Oct 182017

X1

  • miles
BMW of san antonio does not have part available to complete recall. Parts availability is unknown and did not reschedule for safety recall.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #2

Mar 262017

X1

  • miles
Was driving my BMW X1 for approximately 5 1/2 hrs when all the sudden the sunroof exploded into tiny pieces of glass with a loud explosion noise and glass rained in on top of us. We were on a highway going straight, not under an overpass and no car in front, behind or to our side

- Mchenry, IL, USA

problem #1

Aug 012014

X1

  • 250 miles
Wrote last year to explain that due to fog/film gathering on the interior windshield, visibility was reduced. Since that time, visibility has beecome severely limited and, because this fog/film could not be removed, we had the substance tested. Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp) was found. This test was done in February 2015 and confined to the dried on substance. The fog/film continues to leak into the cabin and further testing will be done to determine if there are additional substances detected.

- Sherman Oaks, CA, USA