A type of nonstoichiometric piezoceramics, [(Na 0.825 K 0.175 ) 0.5 Bi 0.5 ] 1+x TiO 3 (BKNT-x, x = 0-0.009), was synthesized by the conventional sintering method. The effects of Bi 3+ , Na + and K + content on the structure and electrical properties of 0.825Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 TiO 3 -0.175Bi 0.5 K 0.5 TiO 3 piezoceramics were investigated.The XRD patterns demonstrated that BKNT-x piezoceramics form a solid solution without a secondary phase. Meanwhile, SEM micrographs indicated that excess [(Na 0.825 K 0.175 ) 0.5 Bi 0.5 ] 2+ suppresses grain growth and that BKNT-x ceramics become considerably denser. BKNT-0.002 ceramics offer the following enhanced properties: d 33 = 154 pC/N, k p = 33%, ε r = 1087, tanδ = 0.036, and Q m = 116. This improvement of properties is most likely related to the dense structure and the maintenance of morphotropic phase boundaries through the introduction of a proper A-site cation excess. For ceramics containing volatile elements, stoichiometric control is an efficacious method of enhancing performance.