BMW R 1200 RT vs Acura ILX

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 R 1200 RT	Acura ILX
Complaints on file	147	360
Model years covered	2004–2016	2013–2022
Worst model year	2009	2016
Best model year	2005	2020
Crashes reported	1	31
Fires reported	0	4
Injuries reported	1	17
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	1.4%	14.4%

BMW R 1200 RT by year

1 12 19 25 9 27 5 14 13 10 8 3 1

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 78 53.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 10.2%

Brakes 11 7.5%

Electrical System 9 6.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 6.1%

Engine & Cooling 8 5.4%

Suspension 6 4.1%

Lights 3 2.0%

Acura ILX by year

92 37 21 81 24 26 45 10 19 5

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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

What breaks

Airbags 78 21.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 51 14.2%

Brakes 46 12.8%

Electrical System 32 8.9%

Other & Unspecified 30 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 18 5.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 15 4.2%