BMW K1200 GTYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 83 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the BMW K1200 GT.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints83Top: Service brakes Safety recalls92003–2008 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW K1200 GT years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the K1200 GT median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 6 2 11 28 34

'03'04'05'06'07'08

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2008Not rated–/10034 complaints · 7 recalls 2007Not rated–/10028 complaints · 7 recalls 2006Not rated–/10011 complaints · 5 recalls 2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls 2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW K1200 GT problems

All model years combined: 83 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

21Service brakes

14Power train

12Fuel/propulsion system2 crash/fire/injury

12Fuel system, gasoline

8Service brakes, hydraulic1 crash/fire/injury

7Engine and engine cooling

6Vehicle speed control

4Engine

4Electrical system

32 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes	21	0
Power train	14	0
Fuel/propulsion system	12	2
Fuel system, gasoline	12	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	8	1
Engine and engine cooling	7	0
Vehicle speed control	6	0
Engine	4	0
Electrical system	4	0
2 other systems	3	0

9 recalls

BMW K1200 GT recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Delivery: fuel pump20V-471 · 2005–2008 · Aug 10, 2020 · 16,926 vehicles Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs15V-141 · 2006–2008 · Mar 11, 2015 · 43,426 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump13V-617 · 2006–2008 · Dec 12, 2013 · 50,184 vehicles Suspension: rear10V-488 · 2005–2008 · Oct 8, 2010 · 11,826 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic10V-276 · 2007–2008 · Jun 18, 2010 · 15,532 vehicles Steering08V-342 · 2007 · Jul 25, 2008 · 428 vehicles Foundation components: disc08V-245 · 2008 · Jun 4, 2008 · 548 vehicles Engine and engine cooling: engine08V-239 · 2008 · Jun 2, 2008 · 39 vehicles Engine and engine cooling07V-066 · 2005–2007 · Feb 23, 2007 · 6,631 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the K1200 GT

Jul 12, 2013
Fuel Leak - MotorycleEA13006 · 2006–2008 · closed Jan 31, 2014
Led to recall 13V-617