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BMW 1 Series 5 Door Hatch recalls

DVSA has published 6 safety recalls that name the BMW 1 Series 5 Door Hatch since 2022, 6 of them since 2020. Between them they cover at least 452,859 UK vehicles of this model.

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All BMW 1 Series 5 Door Hatch recalls, newest first

  1. 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 1 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 3 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, X1, X3 · replace the driver’s airbag – takata psdi-5

    12 Jan 2026 · R/2025/327

    Affected vehicles may be fitted with a drivers airbag which may deploy with too much explosive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released into the cabin. It has the potential to fatally or seriously injure vehicle occupants.

    Fix: Affected vehicles will have the airbag replaced.

    71,263 vehicles · built 7 Jan 2006 to 30 Jun 2011

  2. 1 SERIES, 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 2 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER, 3 SERIES, 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 3 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES GT, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 5 SERIES GT, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 6 SERIES COUPE, 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE, M2, M3, M4 CONVERTIBLE, M4 COUPE, X1, X3, X4, X5, X5M, X6, X6M · takata driver and/or passenger airbag recall (global vins)

    18 Dec 2025 · R/2025/349

    Affected vehicles are already included in Safety Recalls within the markets they have previously resided in. The vehicles may be fitted with a driver and/or passenger airbag/s which if deployed may do so with excessive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released this may cause serious injury which could prove fatal to people in the vicinity.

    Fix: Vehicles will have the affected airbags checked and if necessary replaced.

    • 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH: 1,675 vehicles · built 15 Apr 2004 to 29 Jun 2011
    • 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH: 2,553 vehicles · built 29 Jun 2011 to 4 Nov 2017

  3. 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES SALOON PHEV, 3 SERIES TOURING, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 5 SERIES LWB PHEV, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES SALOON PHEV, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES GT, 7 SERIES SALOON, 7 SERIES SALOON LWB, 7 SERIES SALOON LWB PHEV, 7 SERIES SALOON PHEV, X3, X4, Z4 · replace the engine starter motor

    27 Oct 2025 · R/2025/405

    For affected vehicles there is a concern involving water ingress and corrosion to the starter motor for where a short circuit cannot be ruled out. It is strongly recommended to park the vehicle outdoors and not in the immediate vicinity of buildings until the repair has been carried out.

    Fix: Replacement of the starter motor.

    8,548 vehicles · built 22 Feb 2017 to 29 May 2019

  4. 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, X3 · replacing the driver’s airbag psdi-5

    18 Mar 2024 · R/2024/132

    On affected vehicles a possible degradation due to age of the propellant tablets may lead to over aggressive combustion if the air bag is activated and cause the inflator body to rupture.

    Fix: On the affected vehicles the drivers air bag will be replaced.

    19,190 vehicles · built 15 Apr 2004 to 22 Dec 2005

  5. 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 2 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER, 3 SERIES GT, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 5 SERIES GT, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 6 SERIES COUPE, 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE, M2, M3, M4 CONVERTIBLE, M4 COUPE, X1, X3, X4, X5, X5M, X6, X6M · a possible degradation of the propellant tablets could lead to an over-aggressive combustion in the event the airbag is activated which may cause the inflator body to rupture.

    24 Jan 2023 · R/2023/016

    A possible degradation of airbag propellant tablets could lead to an over-aggressive combustion in the event the airbag is activated which may cause the inflator body to rupture.

    Fix: On affected vehicles the drivers airbag module will be replaced.

    30,231 vehicles · built 22 Oct 2013 to 30 Jun 2017

  6. 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 2 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES GT, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 5 SERIES GT, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 6 SERIES COUPE, 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 7 SERIES SALOON, 7 SERIES SALOON LWB, X1, X3, X4, X5, X6 · the exhaust gas recirculation cooler may leak over time and cause thermal incident

    1 Aug 2022 · R/2022/206

    The Exhaust Gas Recirculation cooler may leak over time and cause thermal incident.

    Fix: On the affected vehicles the EGR cooler module will be replaced.

    319,399 vehicles · built 3 Nov 2011 to 3 Jun 2019

Other BMW models

Source: DVSA recalls register, check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk, copy dated 6 Sep 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. A recall is listed here when DVSA names this model in it; the build dates on each recall say which cars it covers, and a registration check confirms your own.