BMW R1200 RT
Owners filed 267 complaints across 15 model years of the BMW R1200 RT. The 2006 drew the most (54).
Which BMW R1200 RT years should you avoid?
No BMW R1200 RT year stands out. Across the 5 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 36), 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 RT model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | — | — | Suspension | Do not drive | |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2012 | 11 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 20 | 3 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 9 | 3 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 36 | 5 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 32 | 5 | 1 | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 52 | 5 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 54 | 6 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 32 | 5 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.