BMW R Series problems
Owners have filed 30 complaints about the BMW R Series with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2007. More of them are about the wheels than anything else.
Every BMW R Series 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.
What breaks on a BMW R Series
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1995
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2005
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2007
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every BMW R Series, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the BMW R Series
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.