BMW X1 Model Years and History

The BMW X1 carries over with minimal changes for 2026.

The BMW X1 carries over with minimal changes for 2025.

After a redesign in 2023 the BMW X1 adds a new M35i trim but otherwise carries over with minimal changes.

The BMW X1 is fully redesigned for 2023.

The BMW X1 carries over with minimal changes for 2022.

The new 2021 BMW X1 has arrived majorly as a carryover model without retiring from its base model 2020.For the 2021 model year, the front grille is all-new and is now even bigger to no one's surprise. The refreshed bumper design makes the SUV look even sportier and aggressive than before. Just two trim levels for 2021 BMW X1 are offered, the four-wheel front-drive X1 sDrive28i, and all-wheel-drive X1 xDrive28i.

The BMW X1 gets a bit of a refresh for the 2020 model year. The biggest and most obvious change is to the front end, where the X1 gets a new, larger grille, along with other more subtle changes to the front bumper. Inside, the X1 has also been revised with several improvements to the interior, which make the vehicle feel a little more friendly and easy to use, including a bigger 8.8-inch infotainment screen, which is standard on the X1.

The 2019 BMW X1 remains mostly unchanged aside some welcome safety additions this year. Active cruise control, park distance control, a Lane Departure Warning system, automatic high beams, a front collision warning system and a rear view camera are now all standard equipment. Navigation with real-time traffic updates are also now included, as is Apple CarPlay.

The BMW X1 remains essentially unchanged from last year, apart from some option availability changes.

Following its redesign in 2016, the BMW X1 is largely unchanged for 2017. The biggest news is the addition of the sDrive28i, a front-wheel-drive variant of the popular small utility vehicle.

The BMW X1 is all new for 2016, having been updated inside and out. Styling is now more in line with the rest of the BMW lineup and a new engine promises better efficiency. Interior space has been increased over last year's vehicle, making the 2016 X1 more practical, but at the same time, it hasn't gotten so big as to no longer be easy to drive in the city.

BMW has left the X1 unchanged for 2015.

After its introduction last year, BMW has left the X1 unchanged for 2014.

The BMW X1, which arrives in fall of 2012, is an all-new compact luxury crossover that combines some of the attributes of smaller hatchbacks and wagons, as well as downsized proportions of BMW's larger X3 and X5, with a somewhat more upright look. Performance of this rear- or front-wheel-drive vehicle is quite close to that of the BMW 3-Series sport sedans, however.