BMW R1200 GS Adventure

Owners filed 72 complaints across 14 model years of the BMW R1200 GS Adventure. The 2007 drew the most (23).

Model years14
Complaints72
Recalls54
Fires1
Deaths0

Which BMW R1200 GS Adventure years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW R1200 GS Adventure 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 R1200 GS Adventure model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20181
0——EngineRoutine
20177
4——Service BrakesRoutine
20160
4———Routine
20154
4——Service BrakesRoutine
20142
5——SuspensionRoutine
20130
2———Routine
20123
2——Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine
20110
4———Routine
20102
4——Electrical SystemRoutine
20097
4——Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine
200818
81—Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine
200723
6——Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine
20065
5——Service BrakesRoutine
20050
2———Routine

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