2016 BMW R1200 GS Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 8%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 490miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the fuel system of the 2016 BMW R1200 GS, 8% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 490 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While riding the motorcycle at highway speeds, the engine goes into a faulted state spontaneously with no warning prior, the ecu is faulting and putting the engine into limp mode which is almost equivalent of completely killing the engine the way it is currently done, and you are left to navigate off the highway in a severely debilitated state of operation. The engine is programmed with a limp mode fault I assume to save the engine? …”
NHTSA complaint #11092238, filed 2018-05, 490 milesFuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 7% |
| 2013 | 6 | 50% |
| 2012 | 5 | 50% |
| 2011 | 3 | 43% |
| 2010 | 6 | 75% |
| 2009 | 20 | 67% |
| 2008 | 24 | 75% |
| 2007 | 24 | 57% |
| 2006 | 6 | 67% |
| 2005 | 20 | 39% |
Other parts of the 2016 BMW R1200 GS
5 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 BMW R1200 GS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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