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2014 BMW X1 SAV Body and structure Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
10%of 59 total for the year
Median mileage
29,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the body and structure of the 2014 BMW X1 SAV, 10% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 29,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My vehicle caught on fire on 12/05/2020. There were no known recalls. Total loss.... Stopped on the side of the road, southbound I-95 in brevard county, fl. Bmw of north america has indicated that the damage was so severe that they cannot figure out the cause of the fire and will not accept any liability!!”

NHTSA complaint #11396790, filed 2021-02, 98,000 miles

“Driving from a parking slot at carl's jr., my car suddenly accelerated with a loud engine roar, to approximately 80-90 MPH, jumped over a curb over an island, run through three parking slots, hit another curb and hit a palm tree-which finally stopped my car- at a distance of about 50-60 feet from my parked position. I was stepping on the brakes for the whole 5-6 seconds until my car hit the palm tree. The brake just did not work. Mistakenly stepping on the accelerator, is out of the question--with all the jarring and swaying--any idiot will step on the brake, which I did. …”

NHTSA complaint #10659615, filed 2014-11, 14,500 miles

“Bmw x1 2014 having a safety issue with passenger rear door latch/lock, driver side door latch, trunk will not latch and now passenger door latch, door wont close. Driver needed to hold doors while driving on highway.”

NHTSA complaint #11222928, filed 2019-06, 114,580 miles

“Start the engine closed all doors and start driving door ajar message popup on car dash board and interior light also on even all the doors are closed. Took to the dealer not able to fix it. Dealer said will order software update, been 2 weeks still get no call back from dealer.”

NHTSA complaint #10653032, filed 2014-11, 300 miles

“While driving the 2014 Bmw x1 at highway speeds (60mph) the front glass panel of the panoramic sunroof spontaneously exploded. The explosion caused a shocking boom, and some small fragments of tempered glass fell into the passenger compartment of the car, some fragments blew into the vehicle behind us and some fragments remained shattered in-place. When able to pull over and inspect, the glass seemed to shatter outward, and no object that may have impacted the glass could be found. …”

NHTSA complaint #10939944, filed 2017-01, 20,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2017563%
2014610%
201323%

Other parts of the 2014 BMW X1 SAV

Air bags
37 complaints
Other or unknown
8 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Brakes
4 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 BMW X1 SAV

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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