Toyota GT86 - 2018
89.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota GT86, model year 2018.
Sample size: 505 cars, 1,061 tests and 947 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 505 cars
The 2018 Toyota GT86 has an overall defect rate of 89 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the yearly average of 120 per 100, marking a 26% improvement. Notably, the model shows excellent performance in categories such as brakes, steering, and body structure, where it has far fewer issues compared to the average vehicle. While tyre wear is a common concern, the GT86 stands out positively in areas like lights and electrics as well. Mileage trends indicate a slight increase in defects with higher mileage, but the GT86 remains reliable across all mileage segments, especially in the lower ranges.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 505 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 27.6% better
49.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 84.0% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 15.1% worse
16.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 34.7% better
11.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A lamp: not securely attached
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 27.5% better
91.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 82.4% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A passenger seat: with a defective structure or the backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
Equipment
▲ 72.7% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 2.9% worse
7.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 204
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 179
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 86
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 81
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 31
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 26
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 26
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 21
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 17
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 5