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Bmw X1 · 2018

4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V601000·2019-08-14

    BMW and MINI Recall Vehicles Due to Steering Tie Rod Defect

    BMW is recalling 2018-2019 X1, X2, and MINI Cooper models because incorrectly assembled steering tie rods may break, causing loss of vehicle control.

    Product
    BMW — BMW, MINI X1, X2, COOPER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V465000·2018-07-11

    BMW and MINI Recall 5,309 Vehicles for Crankshaft Sensor Defect

    BMW is recalling 5,309 vehicles because a crankshaft sensor firmware error may cause the engine to stall, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MINI — MINI, BMW JCW, X2, COUNTRYMAN, CLUBMAN
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20185/5

    2 trims tested for 2018; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE13030 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum
  • EA12002 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
  • PE11025 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • EA09019 Engineering Analysis · exterior lighting
  • PE09036 Preliminary Evaluation · exterior lighting
  • DP09002 Defect Petition · exterior lighting:back up lights

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2017 · powertrain 54 complaints
  • 2016 · powertrain 33 complaints

Technical service bulletins

532 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.8/5
  • 2025: 4.1/5 · 14 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2024: 3.9/5 · 30 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2023: 3.4/5 · 70 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2022: 4.6/5 · 1 complaints

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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