FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW R1200 RT

Owners have filed 162 complaints about the BMW R1200 RT with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2018. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2006 BMW R1200 RT

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

Cleanest on record

2011 BMW R1200 RT

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW R1200 RT 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 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2015 1 0 0 Wheels
2011 B 13 0 0 10,201 Fuel & Propulsion
2010 4 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 B 14 0 0 28,132 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 C 23 0 1 16,855 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 C 35 0 0 33,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2006 D 42 0 0 20,580 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 C 24 1 0 33,700 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a BMW R1200 RT

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

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2006

Brakes 19 11.7%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 8 4.9%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 6 3.7%

Worst in 2018

Wheels 5 3.1%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 1.9%

Worst in 2006

Other & Unspecified 3 1.9%

Worst in 2005

Body & Structure 2 1.2%

Worst in 2005

Lights 1 0.6%

Worst in 2011

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 0.6%

Worst in 2005

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 0.6%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

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

Jul 2005 peak 10 Apr 2025

Compare the BMW R1200 RT

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