BMW R1100

Owners filed 12 complaints across 7 model years of the BMW R1100. The 2000 drew the most (3).

Model years7
Complaints12
Recalls5
Fires0
Deaths0

Which BMW R1100 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW R1100 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.

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 R1100 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20003
0——Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
19991
0——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
19983
0——Vehicle Speed Control › CablesRoutine
19970
1———Routine
19962
1——Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
19952
1——WheelsRoutine
19941
2——Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v BatteryRoutine

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