FaultScore

BMW R 1200 R problems

Owners have filed 46 complaints about the BMW R 1200 R with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2013. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Every BMW R 1200 R 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
2013 14 0 0 1,100 Fuel & Propulsion
2012 12 0 0 4,976 Fuel & Propulsion
2011 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2010 3 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 7 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 7 0 0 6,000 Brakes
2007 2 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a BMW R 1200 R

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

Worst in 2013

Electrical System 4 8.7%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 4 8.7%

Worst in 2008

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 4.3%

Worst in 2012

Engine & Cooling 1 2.2%

Worst in 2012

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 2.2%

Worst in 2012

Other & Unspecified 1 2.2%

Worst in 2009

Complaints filed over time

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

Sep 2010 peak 4 Oct 2024

Compare the BMW R 1200 R

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