BMW S 1000 XRYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 6 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the BMW S 1000 XR.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints6Top: Structure Safety recalls42016–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW S 1000 XR 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 S 1000 XR median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW S 1000 XR problems

All model years combined: 6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Structure

1Engine

1Fuel/propulsion system

1Service brakes

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
Structure	2	0
Engine	1	0
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0
Service brakes	1	0

4 recalls

BMW S 1000 XR recalls

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

Electrical system: software23V-051 · 2020–2023 · Feb 3, 2023 · 754 vehicles Power train: clutch assembly22V-752 · 2022–2023 · Oct 7, 2022 · 951 vehicles Service brakes20V-476 · 2020 · Aug 13, 2020 · 9,392 vehicles Equipment17V-481 · 2016–2017 · Jul 28, 2017 · 47,775 vehicles