BMW R1200 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: R1200

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 54,044 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

94.7%

Share of this model's 54,044 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£215/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

30,069

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

39,508

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

11.5

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

8,734

8,734 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

54,044

54,044 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

8,734On the road

Insight summary

BMW R1200 is a rare model in this snapshot, with 8,734 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 94.7% from 54,044 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 77. The current pool shows an average of 30,069 miles and an average age of 11.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 39,508 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are brake pads, lighting and tyre condition. The practical read is that the BMW R1200 looks convincing in this view, especially where normal wear items have been kept on top of.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	8,733
DIESEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))	323
Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	309
Front Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))	188
Rear Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))	184
Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	182
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	76
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	68
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))	66
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	57
Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	54
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	50
Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	49
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	48
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	47
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	46
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))	39
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	35
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))	34
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	32
Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	27
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	26
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	25
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii))	25
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	23
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	22

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 2,035 defects across this top 25 set

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))

323

Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

309

Front Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))

188

Rear Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))

184

Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

182

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))

Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))

Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))

Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))

Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))

Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii))

Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))

BMW R1200 reliability and MOT data