NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 BMW X1 Recalls
The 2018 BMW X1 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 14, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 BMW X1. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 60
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 BMW X1, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2018 BMW X1
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 19V601000
- Reported
- August 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 X1, 2 other models
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 2016–2017, 2019 X1
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 19V074000
- Reported
- January 30, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,920
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 X1
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 18V465000
- Reported
- July 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,309
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
2018 BMW X1 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 60 owner complaints about the 2018 BMW X1, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (10%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 BMW X1, the component group named most often is the structure (37%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the air bags (10%).
1 of the 2018 BMW X1's 4 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2018 BMW X1 owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 13,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure22
- Unknown Or Other15
- Electrical System8
- Air Bags6
- Engine6
- Visibility/Wiper4
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2018 BMW X1 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 25. 58% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 60 complaints about the 2018 BMW X1 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X1 by model year
Other 2018 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted