BMW K1300 GTYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 65 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the BMW K1300 GT.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints65Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls72009–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW K1300 GT 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 K1300 GT median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2010Not rated–/10017 complaints · 5 recalls 2009Not rated–/10047 complaints · 7 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW K1300 GT problems

All model years combined: 65 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

27Engine and engine cooling

10Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

9Engine

8Fuel/propulsion system

7Fuel system, gasoline

6Power train

3Exterior lighting

3Vehicle speed control

2Structure

33 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
Engine and engine cooling	27	0
Electrical system	10	1
Engine	9	0
Fuel/propulsion system	8	0
Fuel system, gasoline	7	0
Power train	6	0
Exterior lighting	3	1
Vehicle speed control	3	0
Structure	2	0
3 other systems	3	0

7 recalls

BMW K1300 GT recalls

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

Delivery: fuel pump20V-471 · 2009–2011 · Aug 10, 2020 · 16,926 vehicles Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs15V-141 · 2009–2010 · Mar 11, 2015 · 43,426 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump13V-617 · 2009–2011 · Dec 12, 2013 · 50,184 vehicles Suspension: rear10V-488 · 2009–2011 · Oct 8, 2010 · 11,826 vehicles Engine and engine cooling09V-471 · 2009–2010 · Dec 10, 2009 · 2,019 vehicles Ignition: switch09V-384 · 2009 · Sep 29, 2009 · 1,351 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic09V-202 · 2009 · Jun 8, 2009 · 1,297 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the K1300 GT

Jul 12, 2013
Fuel Leak - MotorycleEA13006 · 2009–2011 · closed Jan 31, 2014
Led to recall 13V-617
Nov 6, 2009
MOTORCYCLE STALLINGPE09052 · 2009 · closed Jan 4, 2010
Led to recall 09V-471