BMW K1200 R SportYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 9 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the BMW K1200 R Sport.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints9Top: Fuel/propulsion system Safety recalls72004–2008 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW K1200 R Sport 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 R Sport median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 0 0 7 0

'04'05'06'07'08

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2007Not rated–/1007 complaints · 7 recalls 2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW K1200 R Sport problems

All model years combined: 9 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Fuel/propulsion system

2Fuel system, gasoline

2Power train

1Service brakes

1Service brakes, hydraulic

1Suspension1 crash/fire/injury

1Vehicle speed control

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
Fuel/propulsion system	2	0
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
Power train	2	0
Service brakes	1	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0
Suspension	1	1
Vehicle speed control	1	0

7 recalls

BMW K1200 R Sport 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 · 2007 · Mar 11, 2015 · 43,426 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump13V-617 · 2007 · Dec 12, 2013 · 50,184 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic12V-487 · 2007–2008 · Oct 5, 2012 · 2,483 vehicles Steering08V-342 · 2007 · Jul 25, 2008 · 428 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid07V-466 · 2005–2007 · Oct 2, 2007 · 510 vehicles Engine and engine cooling07V-066 · 2005–2007 · Feb 23, 2007 · 6,631 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the K1200 R Sport

Jul 12, 2013
Fuel Leak - MotorycleEA13006 · 2007 · closed Jan 31, 2014
Led to recall 13V-617