Used BMW X1 cars

The second-generation X1 has space for four adults to travel in comfort, even if they’re on the tall side. If you have two children you’ll find there’s more than enough room in the back row for them and their car seats, and the car’s relatively high ride height makes it easy to help them into them. The boot has more space than many other compact SUVs, easily big enough for pushchairs or the spoils from a big shopping trip. The back seats fold down in three parts, which can be very useful for tip runs or carrying flat-pack furniture. The first-generation X1 isn’t quite as roomy, but it’s still a good family car.

The X1 is the smallest SUV that BMW offers. The X3 is a larger mid-size SUV, while the X5 and X7 are very large. There’s a parallel range of sportier, coupe-style SUVs that have even numbers in their names – the X2, the X4 and the X6. Of those, the X2 is equivalent to the X1. Compared with BMW’s non-SUV cars, the X1 is equivalent to the 1 Series hatchback.

BMW has an increasingly large range of electric SUVs, notably the iX1, which is essentially an electric version of the post-2022 X1. The iX2 and iX3 are based on the X2 and X3, while the biggest BMW electric SUV is the iX.

The safety organisation Euro NCAP awarded all three versions of the X1 a full five-star rating, although these reviews become less representative with age because the testing criteria for the latest model will be much more stringent than before. The second-generation version comes with lots of advanced driver assistance features, including automatic emergency braking and lane-departure warning.

A plug-in hybrid model of the second-generation X1 was introduced in 2020, called the X1 25e. According to official figures, it can give you a fuel economy of 156mpg if you start your journey with a fully-charged battery, although the real-world figure will depend on what kind of driving you do and how often you charge up. You can drive as much as 30 miles on battery power alone, which is enough to cover most people’s daily needs. There are also two PHEV versions of the latest, third-generation BMW X1 for sale, called the X1 xDrive 25e and X1 xDrive 30e, giving you up to 56 miles on electric-only power per full battery charge.