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Best and worst years for the BMW R1200 GS

Of the 4 model years of the BMW R1200 GS with enough data to compare, the 2005 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (26), and the 2007 has the fewest (14).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, BMW R1200 GS 0 15 30 2004: 3 '04 2005: 26 26 '05 2006: 3 '06 2007: 14 14 '07 2008: 18 18 '08 2009: 25 25 '09 2010: 6 '10 2011: 2 '11 2012: 8 '12 2013: 3 '13 2014: 12 '14 2015: 10 '15 2016: 14 '16 2017: 5 '17 2018: 3 '18
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
20043
200526
20063
200714
200818
200925
20106
20112
20128
20133
201412
201510
201614
20175
20183

What stands out

No single model year stands far above the rest, so complaint patterns are fairly even across the years compared.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2005 and 2009. Or the years with the fewest: 2007 and 2008.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
201834
201755
20161415
20151014
20141218
2013312
2012813
201127
201069
20092539
20081839
20071447
2006310
20052665
200434