BMW K 1600 GTLYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 72 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the BMW K 1600 GTL.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints72Top: Steering Safety recalls82011–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW K 1600 GTL years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the K 1600 GTL median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2018Not rated–/10016 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2016Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2014Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall 2013Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall 2012Not rated–/10033 complaints · 4 recalls 2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW K 1600 GTL problems

All model years combined: 72 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

18Steering

14Fuel/propulsion system1 crash/fire/injury

12Power train

11Electrical system

9Engine

6Fuel system, gasoline

5Suspension

4Exterior lighting

4Vehicle speed control

64 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Steering	18	0
Fuel/propulsion system	14	1
Power train	12	0
Electrical system	11	0
Engine	9	0
Fuel system, gasoline	6	0
Suspension	5	0
Exterior lighting	4	0
Vehicle speed control	4	0
4 other systems	6	0

8 recalls

BMW K 1600 GTL recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Manual transmission: seals/gaskets26V-214 · 2017–2025 · Apr 2, 2026 · 9,160 vehicles Suspension: front24V-165 · 2024 · Feb 29, 2024 · 191 vehicles Suspension: rear22V-023 · 2019–2020 · Jan 21, 2022 · 5,063 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump21V-060 · 2011–2014 · Feb 8, 2021 · 20,963 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump20V-471 · 2012 · Aug 10, 2020 · 16,926 vehicles Power train: manual transmission19V-692 · 2018–2020 · Oct 1, 2019 · 4,672 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump13V-617 · 2012 · Dec 12, 2013 · 50,184 vehicles Electrical system: software13V-526 · 2012 · Oct 25, 2013 · 2,475 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the K 1600 GTL

Jul 12, 2013
Fuel Leak - MotorycleEA13006 · 2012 · closed Jan 31, 2014
Led to recall 13V-617