BMW R1200 CL

Owners filed 15 complaints across 2 model years of the BMW R1200 CL. The 2004 drew the most (12); the 2003 the fewest (3).

Model years2

Complaints15

Recalls0

Fires4

Deaths0

Every BMW R1200 CL model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2004	12		0	4	1	Fuel System, Gasoline	Routine
2003	3		0	—	—	Structure › Body	Routine

Which BMW R1200 CL years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2004 is the weakest year on record, with 12 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline.

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.