BMW R1200 GS
Owners filed 247 complaints across 15 model years of the BMW R1200 GS. The 2005 drew the most (51); the 2017 the fewest (3).
Model years15
Complaints247
Recalls78
Fires5
Deaths1
Every BMW R1200 GS model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2015 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2014 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 11 | 6 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 10 | 2 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 30 | 5 | 3 | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 42 | 7 | — | 3 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 9 | 10 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 51 | 9 | — | 3 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | — | — | Power Train | Routine |
Which BMW R1200 GS years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 51 complaints concentrated in the fuel/propulsion system. It carries 9 recalls.
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.