BMW R1100 RT

Owners filed 20 complaints across 5 model years of the BMW R1100 RT. The 1999 drew the most (6).

Model years5
Complaints20
Recalls1
Fires1
Deaths0

Which BMW R1100 RT years should you avoid?

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

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20013
0——Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/DevicesRoutine
20005
01—Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
19996
0——Steering › LinkagesRoutine
19973
0——Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection SystemRoutine
19963
1——Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine

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