BMW K1200 S vs Fleetwood Discovery

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	BMW K1200 S	Fleetwood Discovery
Complaints on file	61	151
Model years covered	2003–2010	1996–2021
Worst model year	2005	1997
Best model year	2006	2000
Crashes reported	6	1
Fires reported	0	6
Injuries reported	4	0
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	19.7%	4.6%

BMW K1200 S by year

2 2 19 13 5 19 1

03 04 05 06 07 08 10

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 30 49.2%

Brakes 10 16.4%

Engine & Cooling 9 14.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.9%

Electrical System 3 4.9%

Suspension 2 3.3%

Steering 1 1.6%

Body & Structure 1 1.6%

Fleetwood Discovery by year

3 15 21 18 10 9 2 12 15 19 10 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 1

96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 13 14 17 19 20 21

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 44 29.1%

Tires 29 19.2%

Electrical System 17 11.3%

Equipment & Accessories 15 9.9%

Body & Structure 13 8.6%

Lights 9 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 5 3.3%

Other & Unspecified 5 3.3%