BMW R1150 R

Owners filed 14 complaints across 2 model years of the BMW R1150 R. The 2004 drew the most (9); the 2003 the fewest (5).

Model years2

Complaints14

Recalls2

Fires1

Deaths0

Every BMW R1150 R model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2004	9		1	1	—	Fuel System, Gasoline	Routine
2003	5		1	—	—	Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline	Routine

Which BMW R1150 R years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2004 is the weakest year on record, with 9 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline. 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.