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2004–2018 · 15 model years

BMW R 1200 GS recalls & problems by year

78 recalls and 248 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. Pick a year for the full record.

Most complaints200551 complaints
Most recalls200610 recalls
Crashes reported11in owner complaints
Injuries reported101 death
Owner complaints by model yearSelect a bar to open that year
0153045602004: 4 complaints, 3 recalls2005: 51 complaints, 9 recalls2006: 9 complaints, 10 recalls2007: 42 complaints, 7 recalls2008: 32 complaints, 9 recalls2009: 30 complaints, 5 recalls2010: 8 complaints, 4 recalls2011: 7 complaints, 4 recalls2012: 10 complaints, 2 recalls2013: 12 complaints, 6 recalls2014: 14 complaints, 5 recalls2015: 10 complaints, 4 recalls2016: 12 complaints, 4 recalls2017: 3 complaints, 4 recalls2018: 4 complaints, 2 recalls20042006200820102012201420162018
Model yearNHTSA starsEPA mpgRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesDeaths
2018 R 1200 GS——241010
2017 R 1200 GS——430100
2016 R 1200 GS——4121000
2015 R 1200 GS——4101010
2014 R 1200 GS——5141011
2013 R 1200 GS——6120000
2012 R 1200 GS——2100010
2011 R 1200 GS——470000
2010 R 1200 GS——480000
2009 R 1200 GS——5300300
2008 R 1200 GS——9321100
2007 R 1200 GS——7423030
2006 R 1200 GS——1090000
2005 R 1200 GS——9513030
2004 R 1200 GS——340000

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

  • Fuel/propulsion system86
  • Power train48
  • Fuel system, gasoline27
  • Suspension22
  • Service brakes22
  • Engine19
  • Electrical system17
  • Structure12