BMW K1200 RYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 25 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the BMW K1200 R.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints25Top: Fuel/propulsion system Safety recalls82003–2008 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

2 0 1 16 5 1

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

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls 2007Not rated–/1005 complaints · 7 recalls 2006Not rated–/10016 complaints · 6 recalls 2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW K1200 R problems

All model years combined: 25 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

10Fuel/propulsion system

6Power train

4Service brakes, hydraulic1 crash/fire/injury

2Electrical system

2Service brakes

1Tires

1Service brakes, air

1Engine

1Fuel system, gasoline

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	10	0
Power train	6	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	4	1
Electrical system	2	0
Service brakes	2	0
Tires	1	0
Service brakes, air	1	1
Engine	1	0
Fuel system, gasoline	1	0

8 recalls

BMW K1200 R 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 Service brakes, hydraulic12V-487 · 2007–2008 · Oct 5, 2012 · 2,483 vehicles Suspension: rear10V-488 · 2005–2008 · Oct 8, 2010 · 11,826 vehicles Steering08V-342 · 2007 · Jul 25, 2008 · 428 vehicles Engine and engine cooling07V-066 · 2004–2007 · Feb 23, 2007 · 6,631 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip06V-164 · 2006 · May 15, 2006 · 13,200 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the K1200 R

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