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Toyota GT86 body and structure problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 4,441 MOT tests · Updated

At 10 years, 0.6 in 100 MOT tests of the Toyota GT86 failed on body and structure, against 2.9 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 4,441 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 25 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 10 ages from 4 to 13 years, 26,073 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 10 years: 4,441 for the Toyota GT86

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.6 fails per 100 MOT tests at 10 years, against 2.9 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 10 (all test years). That is about average.

Why it matters

A body and structure fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

Toyota GT86 body and structure fails by age

Toyota GT86 body and structure fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Toyota GT86. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.0244 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 1,074 MOT tests45 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 1,706 MOT tests56 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 2,083 MOT tests67 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 2,440 MOT tests78 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 2,908 MOT tests89 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 2.3), 3,857 MOT tests910 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 4,441 MOT tests1011 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 3.5), 3,677 MOT tests1112 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 2,719 MOT tests1213 years: 1.4 per 100 (all cars 5.0), 1,168 MOT tests13
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Toyota GT86 All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
41,0740.20.3
51,7060.20.5
62,0830.20.8
72,4400.41.3
82,9080.61.8
93,8570.52.3
104,4410.62.9
113,6771.13.5
122,7191.14.3
131,1681.45.0

All first-use years of the Toyota GT86 pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the body and structure at 10 years

Advisories (not fails)

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How to check on a test drive

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases.

Check one Toyota GT86, not the average

The figures here describe Toyota GT86 cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Toyota GT86 problems

Body and structure on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Toyota GT86 have more body and structure problems than other cars?

0.6 in 100 MOT tests at 10 years, against 2.9 for all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average by our test (all test years; 4,441 MOT tests).

How common are Toyota GT86 body and structure problems?

0.6 in 100 MOT tests at 10 years failed on body and structure, against 2.9 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 4,441 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 26,073 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare