BMW R 1250 GS vs Chevrolet C20

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	BMW R 1250 GS	Chevrolet C20
Complaints on file	40	100
Model years covered	2019–2023	1970–1997
Worst model year	—	1995
Best model year	—	1993
Crashes reported	0	14
Fires reported	0	7
Injuries reported	1	7
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	2.5%	28%

BMW R 1250 GS by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 22 55.0%

Engine & Cooling 4 10.0%

Electrical System 4 10.0%

Other & Unspecified 3 7.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.0%

Body & Structure 1 2.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.5%

Lights 1 2.5%

Chevrolet C20 by year

1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 6 2 3 4 2 6 7 2 25 13 15 2

70 71 72 74 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 97

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 22 22.0%

Seat Belts 13 13.0%

Tires 9 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 8.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 7 7.0%

Engine & Cooling 6 6.0%

Electrical System 6 6.0%

Body & Structure 5 5.0%