Original owner, beautiful Estoril Blue color on 2016 Msport Xdrive X1. So beautiful, just like looking at it and/but rarely drive it. Ni 2013 models catch my eye in BMW or any other brand

My last review was March 24th and I hoped that would be it. However my "Engineering Masterpiece" had other ideas! Got a warning message about diminished performance and limped it to the dealer. The issue was a turbo wastegate actuator which would be $2300 to repair and is required to prevent possible damage. Also the motor mounts are leaking and that will be about $3700 to ensure the car doesn't vibrate apart. The sunroof shade also caught in the tracks and that will be $2800 to pull the sunroof down and put a new shade in. This on a 2016 X1 which has 108,000 miles on it and is used for commuting mostly. The vehicle was bought from BMW as a certified pre-owned but that fact is absolutely useless as every failure has occurred shortly after the warranty expired. None of the failures could have been prevented by maintenance as they are caused by design flaws from BMW and have been supposedly corrected (although that does me absolutely no good as they won't budge on any of the cost!) I paid $26K for this X1 but my repair bills are near $10k now in less than 4 years. Shameful! Thanks to Cars.com for letting me post this review so others can hold on to their hard-earned money and find more reliable cars!

I've been a Lexus owner most of my life, but my daughter wanted a car before college so we worked out a deal. Found a 2016 with low miles with BMW's certified pre-owned coverage and added an extended warranty just to be safe. Issues with the shifter were covered twice by warranty luckily, but the moon roof cover came off it's tracks (common issue) and wasn't covered, so she just lives with it. She was driving it recently and a "low coolant" warning came on. Luckily she pulled over and we had it towed to be safe since there was steam from the engine compartment. Local dealer said it was a bad gasket in the oil filter housing (common complaint again!) and the entire housing had to be replaced at a total cost of $2109! $632 for the part and $200 an hour for labor! The gasket deteriorates due to heat coming off the engine. BMW has now changed the design of the part, but this does me absolutely no good. My daughter now sees what I warned her about, and will be looking for something else after graduation. (PS. The car doesn't even come with a dipstick so you're stuck with the dealer letting you know via the app if there's an issue.) Buyer beware!