The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
BMW X1: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
BMW reported 88 incidents alleging a death or injury in a BMW X1, model years 2013–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 12 | — | — |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 154,948 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 113,847 | 18 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106,145 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84,158 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 88,023 | 8.0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 94,371 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 87,371 | 8.0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166,734 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 125,702 | 2.4 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 41 | 0 |
| Other | 14 | 0 |
| Structure | 12 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 9 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 7 | 0 |
| Seats | 4 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 3 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 0 |
| Rollover | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the BMW X1 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the BMW X1, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | 2018 | SC | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| not reported | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-04 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-20 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Lane Departure | 2026 Q1 |
| not reported | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-04-29 | 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| not reported | 2020 | CH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-05 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-18 | 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-08 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-28 | 2021 | MD | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-09 | 2023 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-25 | 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-08 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-10-02 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-04 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-07-25 | 2018 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-05-31 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 3 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-22 | 2021 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-02-16 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-14 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-10-23 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-10-10 | 2018 | OR | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-06-28 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-17 | 2021 | UT | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-15 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-14 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-28 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-12-19 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Electrical System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2022-12-19 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Electrical System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2022-12-19 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Electrical System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-07-19 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-27 | 2016 | CO | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q2 |
| not reported | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-01 | 2016 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| not reported | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q1 |
| not reported | 2021 | MO | 0 | 2 | Other | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-12 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-12-21 | 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-07-17 | 2016 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-15 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-05-28 | 2019 | MD | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-05-14 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-05-12 | 2013 | DE | 0 | 1 | Other | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-04-19 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-08 | 2016 | WV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-11-24 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-11-12 | 2018 | AR | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-10-28 | 2014 | MO | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-07-19 | 2017 | NC | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2018 | CT | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Rollover | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-02-08 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-02-06 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-06 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-04 | 2017 | CT | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-02 | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-10-31 | 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019 | SC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-08-27 | 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2019-08-27 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Other | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-08-07 | 2015 | DE | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-18 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-09 | 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Structure | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-06-16 | 2018 | AL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-30 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-04-25 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-09-30 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-07-25 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-03-29 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-12-26 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-28 | 2016 | AR | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-27 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-05-26 | 2013 | PR | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-29 | 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-09-01 | 2014 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-08-09 | 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-03 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 3 | Service Brake System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-10 | 2015 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-05-11 | 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-08-17 | 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2015 Q4 |
| 2013-12-01 | 2014 | RI | 0 | 1 | Rollover | 2014 Q4 |
| 2013-11-20 | 2014 | ME | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-07-08 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2013 Q3 |
| 2012-10-19 | 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice BMW received alleging a death or injury in a BMW X1 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a X1 that sold more will have more rows. All BMW models · What these reports are, and are not.