FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW K 1600 GTL

Owners have filed 93 complaints about the BMW K 1600 GTL with NHTSA across model years 2012 to 2022. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2012 BMW K 1600 GTL

44 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2018 BMW K 1600 GTL

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW K 1600 GTL 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
2022 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2019 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2018 B 20 0 0 1,600 Steering
2016 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2014 C 11 0 1 7,483 Steering
2013 9 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2012 D 44 0 0 5,300 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a BMW K 1600 GTL

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

Fuel & Propulsion 20 21.5%

Worst in 2012

Steering 18 19.4%

Worst in 2012

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 12.9%

Worst in 2012

Engine & Cooling 10 10.8%

Worst in 2012

Electrical System 10 10.8%

Worst in 2012

Suspension 5 5.4%

Worst in 2012

Other & Unspecified 5 5.4%

Worst in 2018

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 4.3%

Worst in 2012

Lights 4 4.3%

Worst in 2012

Wheels 3 3.2%

Worst in 2012

Body & Structure 1 1.1%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.1%

Worst in 2012

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW K 1600 GTL, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2011 peak 7 Jun 2026

Compare the BMW K 1600 GTL

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