Poor brakes 2017 xdrive18d auto

t_aslam · 02-05-2018, 01:18 PM

Hi Guys,
I’ve had a quick look through the posts and couldn’t find anyone with a similar problem so I guess I’m the first one or maybe the only with this issue. We bought the missus a brand new X1 xdrive18d auto in September 2017 (now has 3k on the clock) and since we’ve had it the brakes have felt like shit to be honest. Almost as if the servo is bad. By now the discs and pads are well and truly bedded in. There is no confidence in braking (lack of bite and spongelike) and I’m often scared wether I’ll get the stopping power I need in local traffic! Definitely not what I was expecting from a premium badged car I paid over £30k for. I’m going to go back to BMW about this but wondered if anyone else had/has the same issue. Many thanks for reading!

Gavlenko · 02-06-2018, 11:01 AM

afraid not t-aslam - very happy with the brakes on min, but let us know how you get on with the dealer.

Tjalle · 02-06-2018, 11:16 AM

First step: check if brakes are sufficient: drive 60 mph on tarmac and brake hard.

ABS should then operate to avoid lock up.

If ABS, you are - more or less- OK.

In no working ABS - go to dealer.

simon. · 02-06-2018, 02:37 PM

My 25D msport brakes are fine, front pads changed @ 15K, rears @ 19K but I live in a heavy braking town, roundabouts & national speed limits between make for fun runs across town

Jim761 · 02-09-2018, 02:09 PM

check your brake pads and discs they could be glazed so won't have the same bite this happens more on automatic cars due to the way they are driven as the brakes are good on the X1 I have.

mondynet · 02-16-2018, 05:59 PM

The 2018 loaner unit that i got also have this spongy feeling on brakes. Not the same as my 2016 unit.

02-05-2018, 01:18 PM	#1
t_aslam New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW X5 xdrive30d F15 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Slough UK iTrader: (0)	Poor brakes 2017 xdrive18d auto Hi Guys, I’ve had a quick look through the posts and couldn’t find anyone with a similar problem so I guess I’m the first one or maybe the only with this issue. We bought the missus a brand new X1 xdrive18d auto in September 2017 (now has 3k on the clock) and since we’ve had it the brakes have felt like shit to be honest. Almost as if the servo is bad. By now the discs and pads are well and truly bedded in. There is no confidence in braking (lack of bite and spongelike) and I’m often scared wether I’ll get the stopping power I need in local traffic! Definitely not what I was expecting from a premium badged car I paid over £30k for. I’m going to go back to BMW about this but wondered if anyone else had/has the same issue. Many thanks for reading!
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02-06-2018, 11:01 AM	#2
Gavlenko Enlisted Member 5 Rep 45 Posts Drives: BMW X1 (F48) M Sport 2.0d Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Belfast iTrader: (0)	afraid not t-aslam - very happy with the brakes on min, but let us know how you get on with the dealer.
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02-06-2018, 11:16 AM	#3
Tjalle Major 183 Rep 1,259 Posts Drives: X4 35i Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	First step: check if brakes are sufficient: drive 60 mph on tarmac and brake hard. ABS should then operate to avoid lock up. If ABS, you are - more or less- OK. In no working ABS - go to dealer.
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02-06-2018, 02:37 PM	#4
simon. Colonel 922 Rep 2,559 Posts Drives: F48 25D mSport Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Milton Keynes iTrader: (0)	My 25D msport brakes are fine, front pads changed @ 15K, rears @ 19K but I live in a heavy braking town, roundabouts & national speed limits between make for fun runs across town
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02-09-2018, 02:09 PM	#5
Jim761 Enlisted Member 4 Rep 40 Posts Drives: X1 2.5dmsport f48 X3 E83 ix3 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Scotland iTrader: (0)	check your brake pads and discs they could be glazed so won't have the same bite this happens more on automatic cars due to the way they are driven as the brakes are good on the X1 I have.
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02-16-2018, 05:59 PM	#6
mondynet Enlisted Member 3 Rep 35 Posts Drives: X1, X3, X7 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	The 2018 loaner unit that i got also have this spongy feeling on brakes. Not the same as my 2016 unit.
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