U.S. public vehicle records

2016 Bmw C650 GT MAXI-SCOOTER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

6 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

200 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2016 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 5 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 6 of 6 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	3	50.0%
Transmission and shifting	1	16.7%
Braking behavior	1	16.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine

Power Train

Fuel/Propulsion System

Engine: 6; Power Train: 3; Fuel/Propulsion System: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 5; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (5). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2016

2019

2020

2023

2016: 2; 2019: 1; 2020: 2; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Engine leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 3 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10860718 · 2016-04-21 (April 21, 2016)

THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP OR FOR A TIGHT TURN. IT CAN THEN BE RESTARTED, BUT THE IDLE MAY BE INCONSISTENT AND CAN AFFECT THE CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN DECELERATING IN TRAFFIC. I PURCHASED THIS MOTORCYCLE NEW IN MARCH (3/25/16). WHEN I DROVE IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH STALLING, THEY HAD TO TRAILER IT TO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THIS BIKE IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH, "RESEARCHING" THE ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY TECHNICAL…

Owner-reported narrative. 32 miles reported. Look up ODI 10860718 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10874384 · 2016-06-15 (June 15, 2016)

STALLING IN TRAFFIC AT STOP LIGHT/SIGN, AND ENGINE IDLES DOWN AND STALLS. SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN STARTING OFF AFTER A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. HAD IT CHECKED AT DEALER, ISSUE CONTINUES. HAPPENS A FEW TIME DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE.

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10874384 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11301155 · 2020-01-22 (January 22, 2020)

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY FOR APPROX 20 MIN, AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT AND THEN RE-ACCELLERATING TO 25MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER MOVED, MAKING A LOUD CLACKING SOUND ALLOWING THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, RESULTING IN BENT VALVE STEMS ETC. SYMPTOMS WERE A LOUD CLACKING SOUND AT STARTUP - THIS NOISE WOULD GO AWAY AND RETURN INTERMITTENTLY. I ASKED NOBLE RUSH BMW LAKE CITY WA (NOW OUT OF BUSINESS) ABOUT THIS SOUND WHEN MY BIKE WAS IN FOR THE 6,000 MILE SERVICE/BMW BRAKE RECALL SERVICE THIS P…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11301155 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

6 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

83.3%Usable mileage5 / 6 records

100.0%Valid incident date6 / 6 records

100.0%Valid filing date6 / 6 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates6 / 6 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Engine	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1963.3% ODI 10509945 · 35 mi SLOW SPEED STALLING, REPETITIVE PROBLEM. TAKEN TO DEALER. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE. *TR Look up ODI 10509945 at NHTSA ↗	466.7% ODI 10615919 · 500 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW C650 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V264000(ENGINE). HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECALL AND INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. Look up ODI 10615919 at NHTSA ↗	1100.0% ODI 11182754 · 16,000 mi THE ENGINE GOT NOISY WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CLANKS. THE ENGINE QUIT NEVER TO RETURN. BMW SAYS THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED. THE CHAIN SLIPPED. 4 VALVES ARE BENT AND THE HEAD IS DAMAGED. NO WORD ON THE PISTONS YET. Look up ODI 11182754 at NHTSA ↗	6100.0% ODI 10860718 · 32 mi THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP OR FOR A TIGHT TURN. IT CAN THEN BE RESTARTED, BUT THE IDLE MAY BE INCONSISTENT AND CAN AFFECT THE CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN DECELERATING IN TRAFFIC. I PURCHASED THIS MOTORCYCLE NEW IN MARCH (3/25/16). WHEN I DROVE IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH STALLING, THEY HAD TO TRAILER IT TO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THIS BIKE IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH, "RESEARCHING" THE ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY TECHNICAL… Look up ODI 10860718 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11209805 · 995 mi INTERMITTENT ENGINE POWER LOSS UPON ACCELERATION - IN THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE (5/24/19), THE MOTORCYCLE WAS MOVING FROM A CITY STREET IN NORTH LAS VEGAS (CRAIG ROAD) ONTO I-15 NORTHBOUND. AFTER MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE FROM THE ON-RAMP AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPM QUICKLY DROPPED FROM AROUND 6000 TO IDLE RPM. INCREASING HAD NO AFFECT AT THIS POINT. THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND SLOWED TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AT THIS POINT. THE IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HA… Look up ODI 11209805 at NHTSA ↗	150.0% ODI 11373983 · 700 mi I HAVE A SECOND ISSUE ON MY C650GT FOR THE TECH TO RESOLVE. IT MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE FIRST ISSUE THAT I EMAILED YOU ABOUT EARLIER. I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 TO 45MPH, THROTTLE WAS STEADY, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE THROTTTLE DOWN TO IDLE AND THE BIKE LOST MOMENTUM. I TWISTED THE THROTTLE EVEN MORE TO INCREASE SPEED WITH NO SUCCESS. WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS THE ENGINE RETURNED TO PROPER RPM'S AND ERROR LIGHTS UP ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND REMAINED ON UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. I RESTARTED THE BIKE AND THE ASC LIGHT CLEARED. BEC… Look up ODI 11373983 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel/Propulsion System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1033.3% ODI 10509929 · 607 mi APPROACHING STOP SIGN AT LOW SPEED APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ENCOUNTERED ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE RESTARTED, HOWEVER AFTER STALL I HAD NO ABILITY TO MANEUVER. *TR Look up ODI 10509929 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 10971462 · 1,585 mi SCOOTER STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OR TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE SCOOTER HAS WARMED UP. STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS CAUSING NEAR MISSES FROM CARS BEHIND THINKING I'M PULLING AWAY FROM INTERSECTION WHEN BIKE STALLS. Look up ODI 10971462 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	116.7% ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11209805 · 995 mi INTERMITTENT ENGINE POWER LOSS UPON ACCELERATION - IN THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE (5/24/19), THE MOTORCYCLE WAS MOVING FROM A CITY STREET IN NORTH LAS VEGAS (CRAIG ROAD) ONTO I-15 NORTHBOUND. AFTER MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE FROM THE ON-RAMP AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPM QUICKLY DROPPED FROM AROUND 6000 TO IDLE RPM. INCREASING HAD NO AFFECT AT THIS POINT. THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND SLOWED TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AT THIS POINT. THE IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HA… Look up ODI 11209805 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	26.7% ODI 10512196 · 3,400 mi INCIDENTS OF UNEXPECTED STALLING INCREASING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES NOW. NOT SAFE TO BE ON A MOTOR SCOOTER IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE MOTOR SHUT DOWN ON IT'S OWN. *TR Look up ODI 10512196 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 11112004 · 6,364 mi THE UNIT STARTED TO STALL OUT ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR, LOUD KNOCKING NOISE RAN POORLY LIKE IT WAS MISSING, QUIT RUNNING ALL TOGETHER, THEN STARTED TURNING OVER LIKE IT HAD NO COMPRESSION, TOOK TO A BMW DEALER THEY TOOK MOTORCYCLE APART TOLD ME OUR SERIAL NUMBER WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL ALTHOUGH SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, I WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED Look up ODI 11112004 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	350.0% ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 11373983 · 700 mi I HAVE A SECOND ISSUE ON MY C650GT FOR THE TECH TO RESOLVE. IT MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE FIRST ISSUE THAT I EMAILED YOU ABOUT EARLIER. I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 TO 45MPH, THROTTLE WAS STEADY, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE THROTTTLE DOWN TO IDLE AND THE BIKE LOST MOMENTUM. I TWISTED THE THROTTLE EVEN MORE TO INCREASE SPEED WITH NO SUCCESS. WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS THE ENGINE RETURNED TO PROPER RPM'S AND ERROR LIGHTS UP ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND REMAINED ON UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. I RESTARTED THE BIKE AND THE ASC LIGHT CLEARED. BEC… Look up ODI 11373983 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	413.3% ODI 10509945 · 35 mi SLOW SPEED STALLING, REPETITIVE PROBLEM. TAKEN TO DEALER. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE. *TR Look up ODI 10509945 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Vehicle Speed Control	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	310.0% ODI 10511530 · 430 mi 3 ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEED ON THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. LUCKILY NOT AT AN INTERSECTION OR AROUND OTHER VEHICLES. MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON OWNERS INTERNET FORUMS. *TR Look up ODI 10511530 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11209805 · 995 mi INTERMITTENT ENGINE POWER LOSS UPON ACCELERATION - IN THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE (5/24/19), THE MOTORCYCLE WAS MOVING FROM A CITY STREET IN NORTH LAS VEGAS (CRAIG ROAD) ONTO I-15 NORTHBOUND. AFTER MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE FROM THE ON-RAMP AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPM QUICKLY DROPPED FROM AROUND 6000 TO IDLE RPM. INCREASING HAD NO AFFECT AT THIS POINT. THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND SLOWED TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AT THIS POINT. THE IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HA… Look up ODI 11209805 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Body	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	26.7% ODI 10515873 · 200 mi I PURCHASED A NEW C650GT ON 2/7/13. I ALSO GOT THE REAR TRUNK WITH THE BIKE. AFTER A MONTH OF RIDING, THE LUGGAGE RACK (WHICH THE TRUNK FASTENS ON TO) STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE RIDING. I NOTICED THERE ARE 3 MAIN BOLTS THAT HOLD THE LUGGAGE RACK ON TO THE BIKE, 1 ON THE LEFT & 1 ON THE RIGHT, THAT FASTEN ONTO THE PASSENGER GRAB BAR & 1 THAT FASTENS OVER THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE BOLT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS THE FIRST TO COME LOOSE & NOW THE CENTER BOLT HAS COME LOSE. I ATTEMPT TO TIGHT THESE BOLTS (WITH THE PROPER TORX DRIVER) WITH NEGA… Look up ODI 10515873 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 11385201 · 220 mi THE TOP RIGHT SIDE PANEL CAME OFF WHEN TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON RTE 42 AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE PLACE AND RETRIEVED THE PANEL BUT IT COULD NOT BE REPLACED. THIS EXPOSED THE BATTERY AND OTHER ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO THE WEATHER, MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF THIS SITUATION OCCURRED WHEN I WAS RIDING WITH AGROUP OF RIDERS, IT COULD HAVE GONE UNDER THE WHEEL(S) OF ANOTHE RBIKE AND CAUSED IT TO CRASH INJURING THE RIDER UPTO AND INCLUDING DEATH. Look up ODI 11385201 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	13.3% ODI 10510630 · 640 mi MY VEHICLE IS A SCOOTER STYLE MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS BEEN HAVING A SPORADIC LOW SPEED STALLING ISSUE. IT MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN, COMING TO A STOP OR PREPARING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. BMW REPRESENTATIVES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THEY HAVE OPENED INTERNAL CASES AND HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF A RIDER IS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IT COULD STALL CAUSING TIME DELAY AND POTENTIALLY ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO STRIKE A STALLED SCOOTER. IT ALSO CAN OC… Look up ODI 10510630 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 11618163 · 11,000 mi The contact owns a 2014 BMW C650 GT Maxi-Scooter. The contact stated while riding 5 MPH, the engine made an abnormal sound. The contact rode the scooter to the residence; however, upon arrival, the scooter shut off independently. The scooter was taken to the dealer; however, the scooter was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V264000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); and was advised by the dealer to contact the manufacturer for additional assistance. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The … Look up ODI 11618163 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Unknown Or Other	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	13.3% ODI 11529170 Side stand slowly started to loosening then just broke bolt off Stand connected to under bike it snapped. Look up ODI 11529170 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 11112004 · 6,364 mi THE UNIT STARTED TO STALL OUT ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR, LOUD KNOCKING NOISE RAN POORLY LIKE IT WAS MISSING, QUIT RUNNING ALL TOGETHER, THEN STARTED TURNING OVER LIKE IT HAD NO COMPRESSION, TOOK TO A BMW DEALER THEY TOOK MOTORCYCLE APART TOLD ME OUR SERIAL NUMBER WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL ALTHOUGH SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, I WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED Look up ODI 11112004 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine	32–10,000 mi	200 mi	5	ODI 10860718 · 32 mi THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP OR FOR A TIGHT TURN. IT CAN THEN BE RESTARTED, BUT THE IDLE MAY BE INCONSISTENT AND CAN AFFECT THE CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN DECELERATING IN TRAFFIC. I PURCHASED THIS MOTORCYCLE NEW IN MARCH (3/25/16). WHEN I DROVE IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH STALLING, THEY HAD TO TRAILER IT TO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THIS BIKE IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH, "RESEARCHING" THE ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY TECHNICAL… Look up ODI 10860718 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10874384 · 200 mi STALLING IN TRAFFIC AT STOP LIGHT/SIGN, AND ENGINE IDLES DOWN AND STALLS. SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN STARTING OFF AFTER A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. HAD IT CHECKED AT DEALER, ISSUE CONTINUES. HAPPENS A FEW TIME DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE. Look up ODI 10874384 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	Too few reports for a range	10,000 mi	3 (sparse)	ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11301155 · 10,000 mi WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY FOR APPROX 20 MIN, AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT AND THEN RE-ACCELLERATING TO 25MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER MOVED, MAKING A LOUD CLACKING SOUND ALLOWING THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, RESULTING IN BENT VALVE STEMS ETC. SYMPTOMS WERE A LOUD CLACKING SOUND AT STARTUP - THIS NOISE WOULD GO AWAY AND RETURN INTERMITTENTLY. I ASKED NOBLE RUSH BMW LAKE CITY WA (NOW OUT OF BUSINESS) ABOUT THIS SOUND WHEN MY BIKE WAS IN FOR THE 6,000 MILE SERVICE/BMW BRAKE RECALL SERVICE THIS P… Look up ODI 11301155 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11308626 · 10,000 mi MY 2016 BMW C650GT SCOOTERS' MECHANICAL TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, ALLOWING MY TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, CAUSING MY VALVES TO SLAM INTO MY PISTONS WHICH BENT THE VALVE STEMS, CAUSING A REPAIR COST OF $3800.00 U.S. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STILL ON THE FREEWAY (HAD JUST EXITED I-5 IN SEATTLE AND WAS STARTING TO RE-ACCELERATE TO 25 MPH ON 45TH AVE W. WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING A VERY LOUD CLACKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A STALL AND THE INABILITY TO RESTART) THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT AND SERIOUS HARM, IF NOT DE… Look up ODI 11308626 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel/Propulsion System	Too few reports for a range	10 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2019: 1 complaints · 2020: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2019	1	1	1
2020	2	2	2

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2019	1	0	0
2020	2	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine	Power Train	Fuel/Propulsion System
Engine	—	3 ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11301155 · 10,000 mi WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY FOR APPROX 20 MIN, AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT AND THEN RE-ACCELLERATING TO 25MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER MOVED, MAKING A LOUD CLACKING SOUND ALLOWING THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, RESULTING IN BENT VALVE STEMS ETC. SYMPTOMS WERE A LOUD CLACKING SOUND AT STARTUP - THIS NOISE WOULD GO AWAY AND RETURN INTERMITTENTLY. I ASKED NOBLE RUSH BMW LAKE CITY WA (NOW OUT OF BUSINESS) ABOUT THIS SOUND WHEN MY BIKE WAS IN FOR THE 6,000 MILE SERVICE/BMW BRAKE RECALL SERVICE THIS P… Look up ODI 11301155 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11308626 · 10,000 mi MY 2016 BMW C650GT SCOOTERS' MECHANICAL TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, ALLOWING MY TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, CAUSING MY VALVES TO SLAM INTO MY PISTONS WHICH BENT THE VALVE STEMS, CAUSING A REPAIR COST OF $3800.00 U.S. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STILL ON THE FREEWAY (HAD JUST EXITED I-5 IN SEATTLE AND WAS STARTING TO RE-ACCELERATE TO 25 MPH ON 45TH AVE W. WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING A VERY LOUD CLACKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A STALL AND THE INABILITY TO RESTART) THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT AND SERIOUS HARM, IF NOT DE… Look up ODI 11308626 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	3 ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11301155 · 10,000 mi WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY FOR APPROX 20 MIN, AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT AND THEN RE-ACCELLERATING TO 25MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER MOVED, MAKING A LOUD CLACKING SOUND ALLOWING THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, RESULTING IN BENT VALVE STEMS ETC. SYMPTOMS WERE A LOUD CLACKING SOUND AT STARTUP - THIS NOISE WOULD GO AWAY AND RETURN INTERMITTENTLY. I ASKED NOBLE RUSH BMW LAKE CITY WA (NOW OUT OF BUSINESS) ABOUT THIS SOUND WHEN MY BIKE WAS IN FOR THE 6,000 MILE SERVICE/BMW BRAKE RECALL SERVICE THIS P… Look up ODI 11301155 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11308626 · 10,000 mi MY 2016 BMW C650GT SCOOTERS' MECHANICAL TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, ALLOWING MY TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, CAUSING MY VALVES TO SLAM INTO MY PISTONS WHICH BENT THE VALVE STEMS, CAUSING A REPAIR COST OF $3800.00 U.S. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STILL ON THE FREEWAY (HAD JUST EXITED I-5 IN SEATTLE AND WAS STARTING TO RE-ACCELERATE TO 25 MPH ON 45TH AVE W. WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING A VERY LOUD CLACKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A STALL AND THE INABILITY TO RESTART) THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT AND SERIOUS HARM, IF NOT DE… Look up ODI 11308626 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel/Propulsion System	1 ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11170674 · 10 mi MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX Look up ODI 11170674 at NHTSA ↗	—

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Stalling or loss of power

3 mentions · 50.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 200 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10860718 · 32 mi

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ODI 10874384 · 200 mi

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ODI 11308626 · 10,000 mi

MY 2016 BMW C650GT SCOOTERS' MECHANICAL TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, ALLOWING MY TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, CAUSING MY VALVES TO SLAM INTO MY PISTONS WHICH BENT THE VALVE STEMS, CAUSING A REPAIR COST OF $3800.00 U.S. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STILL ON THE FREEWAY (HAD JUST EXITED I-5 IN SEATTLE AND WAS STARTING TO RE-ACCELERATE TO 25 MPH ON 45TH AVE W. WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING A VERY LOUD CLACKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A STALL AND THE INABILITY TO RESTART) THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT AND SERIOUS HARM, IF NOT DE…

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Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b