BMW R1200 GS vs Fleetwood Bounder

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 R1200 GS	Fleetwood Bounder
Complaints on file	186	465
Model years covered	2004–2018	1988–2025
Worst model year	2005	1999
Best model year	2009	1995
Crashes reported	6	6
Fires reported	3	12
Injuries reported	4	5
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	7%	4.9%

BMW R1200 GS by year

4 46 4 29 23 22 7 1 5 7 14 15 5 4

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 64 34.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 30 16.1%

Brakes 23 12.4%

Suspension 15 8.1%

Engine & Cooling 14 7.5%

Electrical System 13 7.0%

Body & Structure 8 4.3%

Steering 7 3.8%

Fleetwood Bounder by year

2 1 37 5 8 15 26 10 30 39 38 55 16 20 17 16 31 24 8 5 3 1 1 3 1 4 12 8 5 10 3 3 4 3 1

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 25

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

What breaks

Brakes 72 15.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 61 13.1%

Body & Structure 43 9.2%

Equipment & Accessories 41 8.8%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.7%

Suspension 36 7.7%

Electrical System 31 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 6.5%