[5] Available equipment includes satellite navigation with an 8.8-inch screen, iDrive, LED headlights and digital radio.

These trim packages differ by alloy wheels, kidney grille, FDS, and other appearance-related features.

These include black kidney grilles, sport brakes for 18 inch and higher wheels, side skirt ground effects, carbon fibre mirrors and an M Performance silencer system for the M135i and M140i.

After the introduction of the facelift (LCI) models in 2015, the M140i replaced the M135i, which upgraded the engine to the BMW B58 and included various cosmetic changes.

[35] The facelift ("LCI", "F20N") changes were unveiled at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show on 5 March,[36] and began production later that month.

[48][49][50] Complete knock-down (CKD) assembly of the F20/F21 is conducted in Araquari, Brazil;[51] Chennai, India;[52] Kulim, Malaysia (by Inokom);[53][54] and Rayong, Thailand.

[55][56][57] In 2011, the F20/F21 1 Series won the Bild am Sonntag magazine Golden Steering Wheel award.