BMW R1200 CL Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 12 consumer complaints across the 1 model years of the BMW R1200 CL (2004–2004) that have at least 5 complaints. 2004 has the most, with 12. Across all years, the part named most often is fuel system (9 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All R1200 CL model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12 | 12,964 | 0 | 5 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Fuel system9 69%
- Body and structure2 15%
- Other or unknown1 7.7%
- Engine1 7.7%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2004: “My bike was sputtering & backfiring, I brought it into the local Bmw dealer who diagnosed the problem as throttle body system he told me it was this happens all the time of this year and model bike, even with the low mileage I had just purchased the bike, if I had know about this common failure I would have not bought it. They want $1800 to repair it.”
NHTSA complaint #10505191, filed 2013-04, 31,000 milesOther BMW models
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology