BMW K1200ltYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 216 NHTSA owner complaints across 10 model years, no BMW K1200lt year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. The K1200lt has 2 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years'99 '00 '01 '02Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints216Top: Power train Safety recalls21999–2009 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW K1200lt 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 K1200lt median. Tap a year for its full report.

50 51 25 37 21 4 19 1 4 4

'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'08'09

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2009Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 2008Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2005Not rated–/10019 complaints · 2 recalls 2004Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 2003Not rated–/10021 complaints · 0 recalls 2002Solid52/10037 complaints · 0 recalls 2001Solid64/10025 complaints · 0 recalls 2000Solid48/10051 complaints · 0 recalls 1999Solid46/10050 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW K1200lt problems

All model years combined: 216 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

134Power train3 crash/fire/injury

19Service brakes, hydraulic2 crash/fire/injury

18Fuel system, gasoline

15Suspension1 crash/fire/injury

10Service brakes

8Fuel/propulsion system

3Wheels

3Tires

3Vehicle speed control

1610 other systems6 crash/fire/injury

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
Power train	134	3
Service brakes, hydraulic	19	2
Fuel system, gasoline	18	0
Suspension	15	1
Service brakes	10	1
Fuel/propulsion system	8	4
Wheels	3	0
Tires	3	1
Vehicle speed control	3	0
10 other systems	16	6

2 recalls

BMW K1200lt recalls

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

Delivery: fuel pump04V-438 · 2005 · Sep 9, 2004 · 380 vehicles Foundation components: master cylinder04V-304 · 2005 · Jun 23, 2004 · 181 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the K1200lt

Jan 20, 2012
M/C final drive ball bearing failureDP12001 · 1999–2005 · closed Jun 20, 2013
No recall
Dec 1, 2003
FUEL LINE LEAKAGEPE03054 · 2000–2001 · closed Jan 23, 2004
Led to recall 04V-028