BMW R1200 GS by model year

301 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW R1200 GS across 15 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the BMW R1200 GS

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2004	4
2005	65
2006	10
2007	47
2008	39
2009	39
2010	9
2011	7
2012	13
2013	12
2014	18
2015	14
2016	15
2017	5
2018	4

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2018	4		1
2017	5		2
2016	15		2
2015	14		2
2014	18		3
2013	12		4
2012	13		1
2011	7		3
2010	9		3
2009	39	Fuel system (51%)	4
2008	39	Fuel system (62%)	8
2007	47	Fuel system (51%)	6
2006	10		9
2005	65	Fuel system (31%)	9
2004	4		3