BMW R1200 GS
Owners filed 248 complaints across 15 model years of the BMW R1200 GS. The 2005 drew the most (51).
Which BMW R1200 GS years should you avoid?
No BMW R1200 GS year stands out. Across the 4 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 37), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
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 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 | 12 | 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 |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.