FaultScore

BMW BMW Motorcycle problems

Owners have filed 55 complaints about the BMW BMW Motorcycle with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2001. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every BMW BMW Motorcycle year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2001 1 0 0 Lights
2000 14 1 1 32,442 Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 13 1 0 41,086 Transmission & Drivetrain
1998 6 0 0 26,897 Transmission & Drivetrain
1997 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1996 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 3 0 0 Electrical System
1994 3 0 0 Brakes
1992 7 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1989 2 0 0 Lights
1988 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a BMW BMW Motorcycle

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 43.6%

Worst in 1999

Brakes 7 12.7%

Worst in 2000

Lights 4 7.3%

Worst in 1989

Electrical System 3 5.5%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 3 5.5%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 3.6%

Worst in 1992

Fuel & Propulsion 2 3.6%

Worst in 1992

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.6%

Worst in 1992

Tires 2 3.6%

Worst in 2000

Wheels 2 3.6%

Worst in 1995

Steering 1 1.8%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 1 1.8%

Worst in 1994

Seat Belts 1 1.8%

Worst in 1994

Equipment & Accessories 1 1.8%

Worst in 1992

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW BMW Motorcycle, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 1995 peak 7 Sep 2013

Compare the BMW BMW Motorcycle

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.