3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2025 BMW X1. Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any BMW dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2025 BMW X1. Check your X1 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 17 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 BMW X1, reporting 3 crashes, 1 fires. BMW has issued at least 63 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 BMW X1. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a BMW X1. Wow attempting to park the vehicle inside a residential garage, the contact engaged to transmission into part by the electronic console shelf by wire controls.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11767625
“We had forward collision mitigation option on this vehicle but it didn't brake to stop. This caused to rear end a SUV infront on service road and causing big damage to both vehicles. There was a recall on previous year vehicles on the braking system but were told this was fixed in this 2025 model.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11663011
“The contact filed the complaint regarding a rental 2025 BMW X1. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact went outside and noticed a fire exiting the engine hood on the front passenger side. The vehicle was unoccupied.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11662572
“I was driving a BMW loaner vehicle provided by the dealership while my own car was being serviced. The tire pressure dropped to dangerously low levels, but the vehicle only displayed a vague "Check Tire Pressure" message.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11660937
“As with other complaints, the dual clutch transmission/powertrain is faulty. The BMW dealership and BMW North America are unwilling to acknowledge the safety issue, issue a recall, or buy back.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11767732
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 BMW X1 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any BMW dealer.