BMW R 1250 RTYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 23 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the BMW R 1250 RT.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints23Top: Service brakes Safety recalls62019–2024 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

9 6 4 1 1 2

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1006 complaints · 4 recalls 2019Not rated–/1009 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW R 1250 RT problems

All model years combined: 23 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

13Service brakes

4Forward collision avoidance

2Electrical system

2Engine

2Structure

1Exterior lighting

1Service brakes, hydraulic

1Wheels

1Power train

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	13	0
Forward collision avoidance	4	0
Electrical system	2	0
Engine	2	0
Structure	2	0
Exterior lighting	1	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0
Wheels	1	0
Power train	1	0

6 recalls

BMW R 1250 RT recalls

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

Suspension: front24V-165 · 2024 · Feb 29, 2024 · 191 vehicles 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

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the R 1250 RT

Apr 1, 2020
Brake fluid leak at front brake caliperPE20002 · 2019 · closed Sep 21, 2020
Led to recall 20V-476