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BMW R 1250 GS problems

Owners have filed 40 complaints about the BMW R 1250 GS with NHTSA across model years 2019 to 2023. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every BMW R 1250 GS year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

22 9 1 6 2
19 20 21 22 23
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2023 — 2 0 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
2022 — 6 0 0 — Electrical System
2021 — 1 0 0 — Other & Unspecified
2020 — 9 0 0 3,000 Brakes
2019 — 22 0 0 5,000 Brakes

What breaks on a BMW R 1250 GS

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 22 55.0%

Worst in 2019

Engine & Cooling 4 10.0%

Worst in 2019

Electrical System 4 10.0%

Worst in 2019

Other & Unspecified 3 7.5%

Worst in 2019

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.0%

Worst in 2019

Body & Structure 1 2.5%

Worst in 2023

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.5%

Worst in 2019

Lights 1 2.5%

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.5%

Worst in 2022

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1 2.5%

Worst in 2019

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW R 1250 GS, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2020 peak 5 Nov 2025

Compare the BMW R 1250 GS

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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