BMW R 18
Owners filed 9 complaints across 4 model years of the BMW R 18. The 2022 drew the most (9); the 2024 the fewest (0).
Model years4
Complaints9
Recalls4
Fires1
Deaths0
Which BMW R 18 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2022 is the weakest year on record, with 9 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.