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BMW X1

Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasB21★★★★☆28 mpg
2025GasC314★★★★☆28 mpg
2024GasC330★★★★☆28 mpg
2023GasF670★★★★☆28 mpg
2022GasC21★★★★★27 mpg
2021GasA17★★★★★27 mpg
2020GasA113★★★★★27 mpg
2019GasC311★★★★★26 mpg
2018GasD459★★★★★26 mpg
2017GasB2155—26 mpg
2016GasC3159—25 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2024: 1 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2023: best combined mpg 27 → 28; 2 → 1 EPA configurations
  • 2020: best combined mpg 26 → 27
  • 2017: best combined mpg 25 → 26; 1 → 2 EPA configurations

Best X1 years to buy used

  1. 2021 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 7 complaints
  2. 2020 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 13 complaints
  3. 2017 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 155 complaints
  4. 2022 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 1 complaints
  5. 2019 — Safety C, 3 recalls, 11 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.