FaultScore

BMW R1200 GS Adventure problems

Owners have filed 47 complaints about the BMW R1200 GS Adventure with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2018. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Every BMW R1200 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.

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
2018 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 4 0 0 Brakes
2010 1 0 0 Brakes
2008 18 0 3 21,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 17 0 0 25,087 Fuel & Propulsion
2006 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a BMW R1200 GS Adventure

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

Fuel & Propulsion 19 40.4%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 11 23.4%

Worst in 2015

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 17.0%

Worst in 2008

Engine & Cooling 2 4.3%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 2 4.3%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 1 2.1%

Worst in 2008

Tires 1 2.1%

Worst in 2007

Seats 1 2.1%

Worst in 2008

Equipment & Accessories 1 2.1%

Worst in 2008

Other & Unspecified 1 2.1%

Worst in 2017

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW R1200 GS Adventure, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2007 peak 4 Mar 2023

Compare the BMW R1200 GS Adventure

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