FaultScore

BMW S 1000 RR problems

Owners have filed 40 complaints about the BMW S 1000 RR with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2025. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every BMW S 1000 RR 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.

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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
2025 2 0 0 Electrical System
2024 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2023 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2022 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2021 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2020 7 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2015 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 2 0 0 Brakes
2012 8 0 0 4,712 Engine & Cooling
2011 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2010 5 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a BMW S 1000 RR

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

Engine & Cooling 16 40.0%

Worst in 2020

Fuel & Propulsion 6 15.0%

Worst in 2012

Electrical System 5 12.5%

Worst in 2012

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 7.5%

Worst in 2010

Brakes 3 7.5%

Worst in 2020

Other & Unspecified 3 7.5%

Worst in 2022

Steering 1 2.5%

Worst in 2015

Body & Structure 1 2.5%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.5%

Worst in 2012

Wheels 1 2.5%

Worst in 2020

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW S 1000 RR, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2012 peak 4 Jun 2026

Compare the BMW S 1000 RR

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