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BMW R1200C problems

Owners have filed 54 complaints about the BMW R1200C with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2003. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every BMW R1200C 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
2003 — 19 1 0 150 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 — 6 0 0 — Seats
2001 — 4 0 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
2000 — 5 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1999 — 4 0 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
1998 — 16 1 2 11,715 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW R1200C

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 22.2%

Worst in 2003

Lights 9 16.7%

Worst in 1998

Engine & Cooling 7 13.0%

Worst in 1998

Brakes 5 9.3%

Worst in 1998

Suspension 5 9.3%

Worst in 2003

Steering 3 5.6%

Worst in 2003

Seats 3 5.6%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 2 3.7%

Worst in 2003

Fuel & Propulsion 2 3.7%

Worst in 1998

Wheels 2 3.7%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 1 1.9%

Worst in 1998

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.9%

Worst in 2003

Tires 1 1.9%

Worst in 2003

Other & Unspecified 1 1.9%

Worst in 2000

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW R1200C, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 1998 peak 7 Dec 2014

Compare the BMW R1200C

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

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