There are 1 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2016 BMW X1in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
'SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR THE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT AND ACC STOP & GO + ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT AS I USE CRUISE CONTROL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: OTHE STOP & GO DOES NOT REMAIN ACTIVE LONG ENOUGH TO WORK THROUGH STOP LIGHT TIMINGS OTHE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT SLOWS DOWN IMPROPRIETY FOR VEHICLES PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OTHE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT CREATES TO MUCH DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FOLLOW-ON VEHICLE ALLOWING CARS TO CUT IN FRONT OF ME ODOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY IN MISTY RAIN OR IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT ODETECTION OF FOLLOW-ON VEHICLE IS NOT CONSISTENT ' SOMETIMES SLOWS DOWN AND STOPS AT NORMAL RATE AND OTHER TIMES IT IS A HARD STOP OR EMERGENCY BREAKING ODOES NOT CONSISTENTLY DETECT THAT VEHICLES ARE IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAVE TO INTERVENE IN STOPPING VEHICLE MANY TIMES OEMERGENCY STOP HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN NO IMPENITENCE IS IN FRONT OF ME ' POTENTIALLY WORRISOME BECAUSE CARS COULD SLAM INTO ME.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026