FaultScore

BMW R 1200 GS Adventure problems

Owners have filed 33 complaints about the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2017. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Every BMW R 1200 GS Adventure 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.

06 07 08 09 10 12 14 17
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
2017 4 0 0 Brakes
2014 2 0 0 Suspension
2012 3 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2010 1 0 0 Electrical System
2009 7 0 0 9,951 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 6 0 0 15,729 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 7 0 0 45,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2006 3 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a BMW R 1200 GS Adventure

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

Fuel & Propulsion 20 60.6%

Worst in 2009

Brakes 6 18.2%

Worst in 2017

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 6.1%

Worst in 2007

Suspension 2 6.1%

Worst in 2014

Electrical System 1 3.0%

Worst in 2010

Body & Structure 1 3.0%

Worst in 2008

Tires 1 3.0%

Worst in 2009

Complaints filed over time

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

Jun 2010 peak 4 May 2025

Compare the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure

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