BMW R1100rsl

Owners filed 13 complaints across 3 model years of the BMW R1100rsl. The 1996 drew the most (7).

Model years3
Complaints13
Recalls3
Fires0
Deaths0

Which BMW R1100rsl years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW R1100rsl 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 R1100rsl model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19967
1—1Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
19954
1——Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/StudsRoutine
19942
1——Power Train › Axle AssemblyRoutine

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