83.6%
Toyota GT86
Toyota GT86 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Toyota GT86 passed 83.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 11.3 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the GT86 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
75.1%
Toyota average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The GT86 runs 8.5 points ahead of the Toyota average. It is 9th of the 32 Toyota models in the data. The average GT86 arrived at its test 10.2 years old with 62,216 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
GT86 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Toyota GT86 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 93.3% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 80.1%, a drop of 13.1 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 460 | 93.3% | 21 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 2,996 | 85.6% | 13.3 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 3,132 | 80.1% | 7.8 pts above |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where GT86 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Toyota GT86 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 38.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common GT86 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Toyota GT86 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 43.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Toyota GT86 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a GT86
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 13% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 8.4% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and service brake performance excessively binding. 7.5% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 5.5% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific GT86 has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Toyota GT86 buying guide.
Already found one?
Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.
Toyota GT86 MOT FAQs
What is the Toyota GT86 MOT pass rate?
83.6% of Toyota GT86 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 6,590 tests. That is 11.3 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 148th of 575 models.
What does a Toyota GT86 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Toyota GT86 cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 9.6% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.4%) and catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (4.8%).
Which area causes the most Toyota GT86 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 20.8%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 18.1%.
Do older Toyota GT86 cars fail their MOT more often?
Toyota GT86 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 93.3% of MOT tests in 2025, against 80.1% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Toyota GT86 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Toyota GT86 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Toyota GT86's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.