Overview & Reviews

The 2013 BMW X1 is an all-new compact crossover that slots under the X3 in BMW's model lineup.

• Good fuel economy.
• Quick acceleration
• Strong engines
• Sedan-like dynamics

• Limited cargo capacity
• Less rear seat room than other small luxury crossovers
• Automatic stop-start system is intrusive.

User Reviews:

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  A great all-around package. - 2013 BMW X1
  By M Houston - December 9 - 10:14 pm

  Driven my 2013 xDrive28 for 25000miles - and have no regrets. Really a surprisingly good wagon - the 8spd transmission and strong/efficient 4cyl. is impressive. Wish I had paddle shifters on mine, as I use the manual shifting option quite often and would prefer to use paddle shifters. Ergonomics are superb, electronics are for the most part all useful, iDrive system fairly intuitive, NAV system effective, though a bit frustrating to enter addresses/destinations using voice commands. Couldnt find a better package for the price two years ago when I bought it, and still cant find anything that on the whole offers fewer compromises. Yes it is small, but Im 510", and personally find the back seats quite comfortable, with plenty of headroom and legroom. If you are worried about the space back there (as I was), I would say dont rule it out, sit in it and see for yourself. My third BMW, and this one is by far the most reliable. Great car - highly recommended.

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  Great for Everyday commute in the city - 2013 BMW X1
  By Jopa - October 23 - 1:04 pm

  Ive been looking for an all wheel drive hatchback car for my daily commute. Since I live in the midwest region I have always experienced that AWD cars are perfect. I am also into Cycling so I needed a car not to high so I can easily mount by Bicylces on the roof. I bought my X1 Certified Used at a local BMW dealership. I was so impressed with the performance of the car while test driving it on the roads both at High and Low speed driving. Ive driven Domestic and Japanese models before but this car has surpassed the comfort and power and now I truly understand why they call it the ultimate driving machine. The warranty also is much better than buying brand new Domestic brands since it came with a 100K Warranty being Certified used. Ive been driving my X1 for 6 months now and so far everything is perfect.

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  Great fun to drive - 2013 BMW X1
  By bjbolduc - April 18 - 5:59 pm

  I have a 2013 X1 x28i Overall its a lot of fun to drive both acceleration and handling. It is not really a SUV so if you are expecting a lot of space in the back, you have to put the seats down (which is a bit of a hassle) It has room for 4 passengers (can do 5 in a pinch) but cant do luggage for 4 I have had good gas mileage (high 20s) and good reliability THere are some design features that are engineered not designed (cup holder is added on) but overall a good car

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  2013 X1 - 2013 BMW X1
  By jcaloia - March 24 - 7:23 am

  Overall, the car is a realy joy to drive, but weve had some major mechanical issues. Less than 15,000, and weve already had it in the shop twice for cylinder replacemets, once for failure of the catalytic converter, and now for a transmission failure. All within 6 months. Well see how the BMW dealer chooses to help rectify, but so far not happy with the build quality.

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  Wow! This is Fun! - 2013 BMW X1
  By mustangshar - January 2 - 9:25 pm

  Ive had my 28iXdrive for 14 months. This is my daily driver and outside 24/7. Its a small car, but good for me and my 22 mile daily commute in Chicago Winters. Mine had the heated seats and steering wheel, a must have for cold weather. The steering is so tight and precise. The acceleration of this twin turbo, blows me away, and it just keeps on going. Excellent handling car, firm suspension. I havent had any problems at all. Mine retailed over $38k

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  lacking - 2013 BMW X1
  By snowbird100 - March 24 - 11:57 am

  Have driven my X1 over 2000 miles and still the fuel efficiency is only 27.3 max. I drive only highways, use the cruise control, and the eco option. The steering wheel feels heavy (in comparison with my old SAAB that is a delight to drive) but I will take a bunch of weight lifting classes with a personal trainer starting next week so this should help to drive (no kidding - it is a heavy cow, like it has no power assist, maybe it does not). The car does not allow for a trailer mount to put a bike rack on the back, the roof rack is hard to find (yes, Thule apparently makes it but I ordered one at REI over a month ago and I am still waiting). It looks nice in orange, though...

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  Gas mileage is not as promised other than that its great SUV - 2013 BMW X1
  By anil7 - March 22 - 12:56 pm

  BMW promises gas mileage of 24-34, I normally drive to work and very little city(20%), was expecting at least 30mpg. but not even close, I normally get around 26-28mpg, I used to drive Prius, so knows how to save on gas while driving on freeway or in city. Other than that the really loved this SUV.

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  Beware of the tires! - 2013 BMW X1
  By judith6 - February 24 - 4:07 pm

  The car has 3000 miles on it, is great to drive, good on ice and snow. Unfortunately, we have to drive it on a short gravel road....a road which is graded regularly and well maintained. A small piece of gravel embedded in the tire and caused a slow leak. When the stone was removed....totally flat tire which I was told did not allow the car to be driven (my home is 40 miles from the nearest dealer). No replacement tire available for 3 days. No loaner cars available. Almost $600 for a new tire....$130 for car rental. Perhaps this is an isolated event and there will be no additional tire problems. If not, there will be one very unhappy customer!

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  Fun to drive and fuel saving! - 2013 BMW X1
  By xz9ur - December 3 - 10:07 am

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  A high performance station wagon - 2013 BMW X1
  By solom01 - October 9 - 9:00 am

  The X1 is a really good idea. For whatever reason Americans wont buy station wagons, even though they have tons of good qualities. Instead they buy pigmobile SUVs. The X1 is actually a 3 series station wagon, but designed to fool people into thinking its an SUV. The 2 liter turbo four is plenty powerful with the 8 speed, and gets amazing gas mileage for the performance you get. Unlike most SUVs this car has amazing handling. About the only downside is that it is not large inside, for us its fine, but this isnt going to work as a hauler. Compare to something like a Subaru or 32k, the 38k for this is a bargain!