BMW X1

Reviving a whiplash protection test with modified criteria and methods, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated 18 small SUVs.

BMW’s X1 subcompact SUV now comes standard with heated front seats and Personal eSIM 5G, and a heated steering wheel is available as a stand-alone option.

For 2024, Porsche takes the top spot for premium brands as well as the overall crown, with Mini taking the honors among mass-market brands.

Many BMW nameplates that aren’t receiving major refreshes for 2025 are seeing minor improvements instead, including the X1, X2, XM, iX, 5 Series and 7 Series.

These cars offer panoramic moonroofs or sunroofs either as standard or optional equipment for 2024.

In a battery of tests evaluating driver-assist features for seven different parameters, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave not one of 14 tested systems its top rating of good.

For 2024, the M35i xDrive joins the BMW X1 lineup for buyers who want to offset a slight increase in size with a big jump in output.

The 71 vehicles that qualified for the awards for 2024 is an increase of 23 over 2023, when stricter requirements began to take effect.

The integrated brake system may malfunction, resulting in a loss of power brake assist or causing the antilock brake and Dynamic Stability Control systems to malfunction.

The 2024 survey results indicate an increase of four PP100 vehicles year over year to an average of 190 PP100.