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Toyota

Gt86

7,444 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Gt86s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 11.0 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

86.7%

Pass-after-fix

2.6%

Fail

10.2%

Avg miles

52,843

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Gt86: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 7,444 MOT tests, the Gt86 returns 86.7% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is tyre tread under the limit. A torn suspension dust cover and windscreen damage round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 52,843, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    214 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  2. 02

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    202 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  3. 03

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    199 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  4. 04

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    193 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  5. 05

    Wiper blade defective

    104 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    77 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  7. 07

    A tyre seriously damaged

    72 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  8. 08

    Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

    64 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  9. 09

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps

    49 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  10. 10

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    48 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£168–£415

If every one of this Gt86's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Buying or keeping a Gt86?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Gt86 and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.