2023 BMW X1 Problems, Recalls & Complaints
NHTSA recall campaigns and owner complaints for the 2023 BMW X1, and what to keep if your vehicle keeps going back to the shop.
Recall campaigns
6
NHTSA owner complaints as of November 6, 2026, from NHTSA's complaint data files.
71
Data last refreshed (Eastern time)
November 6, 2026
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2023 X1 and 71 owner complaints; the most-reported component in owner complaints is electronic stability control (esc), with 31 reports.
Counts come from NHTSA records for this model year and refresh daily. Complaints are unverified owner reports; one complaint can name more than one component.
Top Reported Problems
Owner complaints grouped by NHTSA component (top 8). Linked components open a page comparing models for that problem.
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)31
- POWER TRAIN6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING5
- AIR BAGS4
- ENGINE2
2023 X1 Recall Records
Campaigns can apply only to specific configurations and production dates. Confirm whether your VIN is affected with NHTSA or the manufacturer.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) · 26V422000
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 Mini Cooper S, Mini Countryman S All4, X2, 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre, 2023-2025 i7, 7 Series, X7, 2024-2025 i5, 5 Series, 2023-2024 XM, X1, 2024-2025 X6, and X5 vehicles. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) systems to not function properly.
Remedy: The Integrated brake system will be inspected and, if necessary, replaced, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 21, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Rolls-Royce customer service at 1-877-877-3735. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning August 21, 2026. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 24V739 or 24V104 will need to have the new remedy completed.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE · 24V739000
BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 X1, X5, X6, X7, XM, 530i, i5, 740i, 760i, i7, and 750e vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) systems to not function properly.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the integrated brake module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed November 22, 2024. Second letters will be mailed once the parts are available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicles in this recall were previously repaired under recall number 24V-104 and will need to have the new remedy completed.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE · 24V697000
BMW of North America (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 X1, 2024-2025 X5, 2025 X6, 2023-2025 X7, 740i, 760i, 2024 XM, 530i, 540i, i7, 750e, X2, 2024-2025 i5, 2024 Rolls Royce Spectre, 2025 MINI Countryman S ALL4, JCW Countryman ALL4, and 2025 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper, Cooper S) vehicles. Please refer to the recall report for the complete list of models. The welds in the servomotor of the integrated brake control module may break, causing a loss of power brake assist and rear brake function. In addition, the Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) system may not function.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the integrated brake system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 13, 2024. Owners can contact BMW Customer Service at 1-800-525-7417.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) · 24V104000
BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2025 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) systems to not function properly.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the integrated brake system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed between June and December 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Rolls Royce customer service at 1-877-877-3735.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER · 23V260000
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023 X1 xDrive28i, X1 M35i vehicles. On the second-row outboard seats, the seat belts may have been pinched by an interior trim panel during vehicle assembly.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and adjust the interior trim panel, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · 23V079000
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60 and 2022-2023 X1 xDrive28i vehicles. The front driver's air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly and may not deploy as intended during a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 14, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
2023 X1 Service Bulletins
A service bulletin is a manufacturer's repair instruction to dealers. It is not a recall and does not by itself establish a defect or a claim.
Manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA for this model year, newest first. A bulletin may apply only to certain configurations. Source data refreshes daily.
| Number | Date | Component | Summary | NHTSA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B611226 | Sep 25, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The BCP controls several vehicle functions, including the windscreen wipers and air conditioning actuators. Low current flow may cause excessive current in parts of the BCP circ… | 11037844 |
| B120326 | Jul 10, 2026 | ENGINE | Due to an implementation error in various OBD diagnostics in the vehicle's control units, in very rare cases itmay happen that stored fault memory codes (DTCs) and the MIL (warn… | 11035396 |
| B010224 | Jun 26, 2026 | ENGINE | The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original… | 11035496 |
| B010224 | May 5, 2026 | ENGINE | The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original in-ser… | 11032730 |
| B120326 | Mar 11, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BMW AG is conducting Voluntary Emissions Recall (effective March 11, 2026) on certain Model Year 2023 -2026 BMW vehicles that were produced between January 14, 2022, and Septemb… | 11030061 |
| B330126 | Feb 18, 2026 | SUSPENSION | 1. Noise complaint: Humming or clicking type noise in the speed range of 15 – 65 mph can be heard from the rear axle. Seeattached video “V33 01 26 Humming†and “V33 02 2… | 11028922 |
| B340425 | Jun 11, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | As a result of a data input error, certain fault memories are permanently stored. The permanent storage offault memories does not comply with the legal specifications of the aut… | 11019563 |
| B120425 | Jun 11, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EMISSIONS RECALL 25E-A02: PROGRAM CONTROL UNITS | 11019554 |
| B360225 | Jun 2, 2025 | STEERING | A “knocking/thumping†noise can be heard during left/right steering wheel movements while stationary or atlow speeds, and can also be felt in the steering wheel. The noise o… | 11019561 |
| B513019 | Apr 29, 2025 | STRUCTURE:BODY | A groaning noise is present from the door frame of any door, most commonly when driving over rough roadsor during body flex. This situation may be worse in vehicles which are re… | 11017506 |
| B410225 | Apr 25, 2025 | STRUCTURE:BODY | While driving on a smooth and/or uneven road, a “popping†sound is heard from the bottom of the C-pillar area. This can occur on one and/or both sides on the vehicle C-pillars. | 11017277 |
| B120425 | Apr 25, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | As a result of a data input error, certain fault memories are permanently stored. The permanent storage offault memories does not comply with the legal specifications of the aut… | 11017273 |
| B340425 | Apr 1, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | As a result of a data input error, certain fault memories are permanently stored. The permanent storage offault memories does not comply with the legal specifications of the aut… | 11017083 |
| B280123 | Mar 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Check control message (790) “Emergency gearbox release activated†is displayed immediately after starting the engine. This applies only to U11 equipped with the 7-speed M-DC… | 11015855 |
| B650325 | Feb 28, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY | The customer states that the air bag warning lamp is illuminated. A fault is stored in the airbag control module ACSM6 for either of the front seats: 930982 - side air bag PASSE… | 11014668 |
| B652924 | Oct 19, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | During a parking maneuver with activated Park Distance Control (PDC), intermittently the parking instructions displayed in the Central Information Display (CID) are shown in Ger… | 11009003 |
| B520224 | Aug 7, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Customer states they started to receive Check Control messages for the driver’s seat at the end of eachdriving cycle: One or more of the following check control messages (CCM)… | 11006734 |
| B520224 | Jul 31, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The seat initialization and memory has been lost; Or Repeat failure of seat initialization after completing the test module via ISTA. One or both of the following check control… | 11005450 |
| B650924 | Jul 3, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Quality improvements and robustness measures are to be implemented on the affected vehicles via thissoftware update. The software update improves functions in the following area… | 11005241 |
| B651024 | Jun 28, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Quality improvements and robustness measures are to be implemented on the affected vehicles via thissoftware update. The software update improves functions in the following area… | 11002657 |
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