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BMW R 1250 RYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the BMW R 1250 R.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls32020–2022 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'20'21'22
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2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common BMW R 1250 R problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system20
Engine10
Vehicle speed control10
3 recalls

BMW R 1250 R recalls

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

90%Other: labels20V-495 · 2021 · Aug 20, 2020 · 447 vehicles62%Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid20V-166 · 2020 · Mar 19, 2020 · 365 vehicles98%Exterior lighting: brake lights20V-146 · 2020 · Mar 12, 2020 · 4,026 vehicles