FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW K1200 S

Owners have filed 61 complaints about the BMW K1200 S with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2010. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2005 BMW K1200 S

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

Cleanest on record

2006 BMW K1200 S

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW K1200 S 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
2010 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 D 19 2 0 5,450 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 5 0 0 9,354 Fuel & Propulsion
2006 B 13 0 0 20,145 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 D 19 4 0 15,500 Fuel & Propulsion
2004 2 0 0 Brakes
2003 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a BMW K1200 S

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

Worst in 2008

Brakes 10 16.4%

Worst in 2005

Engine & Cooling 9 14.8%

Worst in 2008

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.9%

Worst in 2005

Electrical System 3 4.9%

Worst in 2008

Suspension 2 3.3%

Worst in 2005

Steering 1 1.6%

Worst in 2005

Body & Structure 1 1.6%

Worst in 2005

Stability & Traction Control 1 1.6%

Worst in 2008

Equipment & Accessories 1 1.6%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW K1200 S, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 2006 peak 4 Oct 2025

Compare the BMW K1200 S

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