NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 BMW X1 Recalls
The 2016 BMW X1 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 9, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 BMW X1. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 159
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2016 BMW X1, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2016 BMW X1
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 19V349000
- Reported
- May 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 106,182
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2019 X1
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 16V747000
- Reported
- October 17, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,455
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 2017 X1, 2 other models
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- Campaign
- 15V887000
- Reported
- December 30, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 BMW X1
2016 BMW X1 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 159 owner complaints about the 2016 BMW X1, the newest on January 5, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 BMW X1, the component group named most often is the power train (21%), followed by the visibility/wiper (11%) and the structure (11%).
1 of the 2016 BMW X1's 3 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2016 BMW X1 owners gave the mileage (35 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other64
- Power Train33
- Visibility/Wiper18
- Structure17
- Electrical System13
- Engine8
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 BMW X1 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 38. 11% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 159 complaints about the 2016 BMW X1 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X1 by model year
Other 2016 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted