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Toyota GT86, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

6,241 Toyota GT86s are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 83.6% of initial MOT tests, 11.3 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Toyota GT86 at the MOT

83.6% of 6,590 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the GT86 148th of 575 models. Toyota GT86s aged 3 to 5 years passed 93.3% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 80.1%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Toyota GT8683.6%
  • All Toyota modelsThe GT86 is 8.5 pts ahead75.1%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Toyota GT86 tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years460 tests93.3%
  • 6 to 10 years2,996 tests85.6%
  • 11 years and over3,132 tests80.1%

Where GT86s fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Toyota GT86 tests in 2025.

  • Tyres20.8%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment18.1%
  • Brakes14.8%
  • Noise, emissions and leaks13.7%
  • Suspension13.4%

The items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (9.6%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.4%) and catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (4.8%).

The MOT page lists every common GT86 MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Toyota GT86 MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The GT86's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Tyres

    Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.20.8% of GT86 failure items

  2. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.18.1% of GT86 failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.14.8% of GT86 failure items

Toyota GT86s in the UK

6,241 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 56% since the end of 2014, although it peaked at 6,732 at the end of 2020.

Change since 2014
+56%from 4,001 licensed
Typical year of first use
2014half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2014 or earlier
First registered in 2025
2against 777 in 2015
Declared off the road
4717% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Toyota GT86s since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 20144,001
End of 20154,679
End of 20165,325
End of 20175,858
End of 20186,281
End of 20196,575
End of 20206,732
End of 20216,550
End of 20226,583
End of 20236,445
End of 20246,361
End of 20256,263
End of June 20266,241

How old they are

Licensed Toyota GT86s by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year
Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
2020244260
2019324347
2018431475
2017602661
2016604682
2015669777
2014853
20131,437
20121,078

669 GT86s first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 86% of the 777 first registered that year.

GT86 engine sizes

2.0 litre engines made up 99% of Toyota GT86 MOT tests in 2025. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed GT86s.

Toyota GT86 recalls

2 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Toyota GT86. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every GT86 is affected.

  1. Apr 2019 R/2018/305

    Due to improper valve train design inside the engine excessive stress is generated compared to the design condition

    GT86s built Apr 2012 to May 2013 · 3,505 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Excessive stress may cause the valve spring to fracture.
    Remedy
    Replace the valve springs with improved components.

  2. Oct 2016 R/2016/184

    Power steering assistance may be lost

    GT86s built Apr 2012 to Mar 2015 · 4,556 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Under certain conditions the electrical terminal of the wiring harness connected to the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) of the EPS slide causes abrasion on the tin-plating layer of the connector. This can cause wear debris to form which can accumulate and become oxidized. Occasionally the driver's knee may press against the lower cover when entering or exiting the vehicle causing the cover to press against the EPS wiring harness. This contact may result in the connector terminal sliding onto the electrical insulator (oxidized accumulation) resulting in electrical contact failure. The EPS ECU then turns on the EPS warning light/sound and steering assist stops.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the EPS ECU and EPS harness.
How to check a specific GT86 for recalls

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Toyota GT86 FAQs

How many Toyota GT86s are there in the UK?

6,241 Toyota GT86s were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 471 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Toyota GT86 reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 83.6% first-time pass rate for the Toyota GT86 across 6,590 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Toyota GT86 had any recalls?

2 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Toyota GT86. The most recent was published in April 2019. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Toyota GT86?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Toyota GT86's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Toyota history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Toyota VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.