2024 BMW X1 problems and complaints
Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 BMW X1. The most-reported areas: Service Brakes (19), Electronic Stability Control (esc) (10), Hydraulic (9).
Key takeaways
- 30 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 3 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 1 reported injury.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 19 | 63% |
| Electronic Stability Control (esc) | 10 | 33% |
| Hydraulic | 9 | 30% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 5 | 17% |
| Unknown Or Other | 4 | 13% |
| Back Over Prevention | 2 | 7% |
| Electrical System | 2 | 7% |
| Power Train | 2 | 7% |
| Steering | 2 | 7% |
| Seats | 1 | 3% |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 1 | 3% |
| Engine | 1 | 3% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 BMW X1 SUV AWD | 4/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-05-21
2024 BMW X1 xDrive, 8000 miles, original tires. Front right tire wear to 2.7mm, front left tire wear to 4mm, and rear tires wear to 5mm. AWD vehicle where fronts should not be significantly outpacing rear wear. Left-right asymmetry on front axle suggests alignment issue. Dealer and BWM North America refused in investi...
Back Over Prevention - filed 2026-05-19
We have owned the car for nearly 2 years and the rear cross traffic alert has never worked, even when cars and pedestrians are walking behind the vehicle. BMW says nothing is wrong. Many other drivers report the exact same issue with their BMW.
Service Brakes,forward Collision Avoidance - filed 2026-03-27
On 2/25/26, in rush hour traffic we were driving on a NJ highway. We happened to be in the left-most of 3 lanes with a concrete divider (no shoulder – there was about 3 ft between the concrete divider and the left side of the left lane). We were about 4 car lengths behind the next car when traffic was slowing for a red...
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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.