BMW S 1000 RR

Owners filed 41 complaints across 16 model years of the BMW S 1000 RR. The 2020 drew the most (10).

Model years16
Complaints41
Recalls35
Fires1
Deaths0

Which BMW S 1000 RR years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW S 1000 RR 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.

Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.

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 S 1000 RR model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
2026Too new0
2———Routine
2025Too new1
2——Electrical SystemRoutine
20242
1——Electrical SystemRoutine
20232
2——EngineRoutine
20224
2——EngineRoutine
20211
1——EngineRoutine
202010
4——EngineRoutine
20181
0——EngineRoutine
20170
2———Routine
20162
2——Power TrainRoutine
20155
11—SteeringRoutine
20140
2———Routine
20132
3——Service BrakesRoutine
20127
4——EngineRoutine
20111
4——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
20103
3——Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine

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