FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW K1200LT

Owners have filed 212 complaints about the BMW K1200LT with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2009. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2002 BMW K1200LT

38 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2001 BMW K1200LT

28 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW K1200LT 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
2009 4 0 0 Brakes
2008 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2004 5 1 0 52,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2003 D 26 2 4 39,200 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 D 38 2 1 26,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 B 28 0 1 47,314 Transmission & Drivetrain
2000 C 51 0 0 36,775 Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 D 55 2 2 37,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a BMW K1200LT

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

Worst in 2000

Brakes 27 12.7%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 17 8.0%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 12 5.7%

Worst in 1999

Engine & Cooling 4 1.9%

Worst in 1999

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 1.4%

Worst in 1999

Tires 3 1.4%

Worst in 2000

Wheels 3 1.4%

Worst in 1999

Other & Unspecified 3 1.4%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 2 0.9%

Worst in 1999

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 0.9%

Worst in 1999

Lights 2 0.9%

Worst in 1999

Electrical System 1 0.5%

Worst in 2003

Steering 1 0.5%

Worst in 2002

Exactly what failed on a BMW K1200LT

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Driveline 24 25.8%
Differential Unit 22 23.7%
Axle Assembly 10 10.8%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 9 9.7%
Rear 6 6.5%
Manual Transmission 6 6.5%
Center Support Bearing 4 4.3%
Floor Shift Assembly 4 4.3%
Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 4 4.3%
Driveshaft 4 4.3%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW K1200LT, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1999 peak 14 Apr 2021

Compare the BMW K1200LT

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