BMW R 1250 GS

Owners filed 29 complaints across 5 model years of the BMW R 1250 GS. The 2019 drew the most (15).

Model years5
Complaints29
Recalls14
Fires0
Deaths0

Which BMW R 1250 GS years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW R 1250 GS model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every BMW R 1250 GS model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20232
1——Structure › Motorcycle › Kickstand/Center StandRoutine
20223
1——Electrical SystemRoutine
20211
2——Unknown or OtherRoutine
20208
6——Service BrakesRoutine
201915
4——Service BrakesRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.