BMW R 1250 GSYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 29 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the BMW R 1250 GS.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints29Top: Service brakes Safety recalls62019–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW R 1250 GS 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 R 1250 GS median. Tap a year for its full report.

15 8 1 3 2

'19'20'21'22'23

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2023Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1008 complaints · 5 recalls 2019Not rated–/10015 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW R 1250 GS problems

All model years combined: 29 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

19Service brakes

4Electrical system

4Engine

2Power train

2Service brakes, hydraulic

1Forward collision avoidance

1Vehicle speed control

1Structure

1Exterior lighting

11 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
Service brakes	19	0
Electrical system	4	0
Engine	4	0
Power train	2	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	2	0
Forward collision avoidance	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
Structure	1	1
Exterior lighting	1	0
1 other systems	1	0

6 recalls

BMW R 1250 GS recalls

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

Shaft: input23V-011 · 2019–2023 · Jan 18, 2023 · 18,534 vehicles Other: labels20V-495 · 2021 · Aug 20, 2020 · 447 vehicles Service brakes20V-476 · 2019–2020 · Aug 13, 2020 · 9,392 vehicles Power train: driveline20V-165 · 2020 · Mar 19, 2020 · 4 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid20V-166 · 2019–2020 · Mar 19, 2020 · 365 vehicles Exterior lighting: brake lights20V-146 · 2020 · Mar 12, 2020 · 4,026 vehicles