FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW R 1200 GS

Owners have filed 114 complaints about the BMW R 1200 GS with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2014. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2007 BMW R 1200 GS

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

Cleanest on record

2008 BMW R 1200 GS

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW R 1200 GS 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
2014 D 11 1 0 22,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 6 0 0 33,169 Fuel & Propulsion
2012 D 13 0 0 38,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2011 6 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2010 2 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 D 17 0 7 6,200 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 C 16 1 0 34,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 D 18 4 0 23,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2006 6 0 0 25,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 D 19 1 0 32,000 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a BMW R 1200 GS

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

Worst in 2008

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 15.8%

Worst in 2005

Engine & Cooling 7 6.1%

Worst in 2009

Brakes 7 6.1%

Worst in 2007

Suspension 7 6.1%

Worst in 2009

Wheels 6 5.3%

Worst in 2005

Electrical System 4 3.5%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 4 3.5%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 2.6%

Worst in 2009

Equipment & Accessories 2 1.8%

Worst in 2009

Airbags 1 0.9%

Worst in 2007

Lights 1 0.9%

Worst in 2007

Tires 1 0.9%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 1 0.9%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW R 1200 GS, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2010 peak 6 Feb 2025

Compare the BMW R 1200 GS

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