2016 BMW X1 Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 64about this part
- Share
- 40%of 159 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 34,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 64 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2016 BMW X1, 40% of the 159 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 34,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I departed my house and got onto the west park toll way. After driving for a few miles, I heard like an explosion. Under panic, I realized that the sunroof had shattered. I was traveling at about 65mph and no one was ahead of me or adjacent to me. There was a pickup truck behind me about safe following distance.”
NHTSA complaint #11327191, filed 2020-06, 22,800 miles“While driving I opened my sunroof shade cover and heard a crackling noise turned around and it was all bundled up. The cover ripped off on one side. The untimely failure of the shade blind left it sagging/hanging and blocking my view as the driver while operating the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11406831, filed 2021-04, 45,000 miles“Yesterday (april 18, 2021), while I was exiting the expressway to the town of silverthorne, colorado, the sunroof glass of my Bmw X1 spontaneously shattered into my head and my wife's and of course all over the car. I was travelling about 50mph and slowing down to the exit ramp; there was no vehicle ahead of us. My wife and I sustained some small cuts and I feel like there is a sensation of a foreign object in my eyes that seems to go away and back again. No other injuries beyond that.”
NHTSA complaint #11412878, filed 2021-04, 49,000 miles“I believe that the exhaust tail pipes come out too far. I was getting something out of the rear of my X1 and burned my left leg on the left rear exhaust pipe. The car was parked on a neighborhood street and turned off at the time. However, I had just finished driving it.”
NHTSA complaint #10896789, filed 2016-08, 18,800 miles“I went to open my panoramic sunroof shade and it completely came off the track on one side. The vehicle was in park but turned on, as I was getting ready to leave for the day.”
NHTSA complaint #11343146, filed 2020-08, 42,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10147559Jul 1, 2016THE SMART OPENING/CLOSING TAILGATE FUNCTION IS INOPERATIVE. Vehicles with comfort access and without rear trailer tow hitch; the contactless tailgate smart opening/closing…
Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 6% |
| 2024 | 4 | 13% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 10% |
| 2020 | 2 | 15% |
| 2019 | 2 | 15% |
| 2018 | 15 | 25% |
| 2017 | 50 | 32% |
| 2016 | 64 | 40% |
| 2015 | 7 | 13% |
| 2014 | 8 | 15% |
| 2013 | 6 | 16% |
Other parts of the 2016 BMW X1
33 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaintsBody and structure
17 complaintsElectrical system
13 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 BMW X1
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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