2026 BMW X1 Problems, Recalls & Complaints
NHTSA recall campaigns and owner complaints for the 2026 BMW X1, and what to keep if your vehicle keeps going back to the shop.
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NHTSA owner complaints as of November 6, 2026, from NHTSA's complaint data files.
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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.
2026 X1 Recall Records
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SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR · 25V717000
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2026 2 Series Gran Coupe, X1, X2, and Mini Countryman S ALL4 vehicles. The housing pin in the rear (left and/or right) seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production, resulting in the retractor not locking the seat belt as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear (left and/or right) seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 18, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov December 12, 2025.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR · 25V616000
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
Remedy: Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 13, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 7, 2025.
2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B640826 | Oct 23, 2026 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Customers may hear a noise from underneath the vehicle or feel something rubbing being transmitted into the body of the vehicle while driving. Customers may find water inside th… | 11039094 |
| B631023 | Oct 20, 2026 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Condensation is present in the inner surface in one or both (inner and/or outer) taillamps. | 11039084 |
| 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 |
| B650726 | Mar 17, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The following message is displayed on the central information display (CID): “Storage space running outâ€.Afterwards, apps can no longer be updated, and additional content ca… | 11030311 |
| 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 |
| B280125 | Jan 27, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | SITUATION A Check Control message (CCM) displays for “Transmission oil service required†(ID 2120). This warning will typically trigger based on one of the following that ap… | 11027985 |
| B652825 | Dec 10, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The vehicle may experience various operational issues with the Multifunction Display such as: Intermittent black screen Permanent black screen Intermittent head unit functions n… | 11026964 |
| B652725 | Dec 9, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The vehicle may experience various operational issues with the infotainment system such as: Resets of the head unit Delayed start-up of the head unit (longer than 30 seconds) Fa… | 11026963 |
| B652725 | Nov 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | RSU availability. The vehicle may experience various operation faults with the infotainment system such as: Resets of the head unit Delayed start-up of the head unit (longer tha… | 11025841 |
| B840625 | Oct 3, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | In some situations, an emergency call may be triggered in the vehicle without either the customer pressing the SOS Call button, or an airbag deployment event. In some cases, the… | 11024211 |
| B652225 | Oct 3, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While using the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant (IPA) to initiate a phone call to a specific contact, eitheranother contact is dialed, or the IPA cannot locate the requested… | 11024210 |
| B340825 | Sep 18, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Starting from I-level …24-07-500, it is possible that the Automatic Hold function is not automatically storedfor the next journey. The function must be activated again by the… | 11024205 |
| B630825 | Sep 18, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The front interior reading light(s) (arrows) willrandomly turn ON and OFF while driving. The reading lights are normally activated by touching the small icons (circled). | 11023253 |
| B521225 | Sep 18, 2025 | SEATS | A clicking noise can be heard from one or both front seat backrests. This noise is heard when leaning against the backrest of the seat or while the vehicle is cornering. | 11023249 |
| B611525 | Sep 3, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SITUATION The power windows and exterior mirrors do not function on the driver and/or passenger side. The fault occurs on either driver or on the passenger side. It does not occ… | 11023250 |
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