Pass rate
90.3%
Above average — 6.3 pts ahead of the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,026 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £32–£84
2016 Toyota GT86 MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 47,720 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
33.4% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
2.6 pts down across model years — 5.4% in 2012, 2.8% in 2019.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 95.8% pass
- Avoid 2012 84.9% pass
Across the 9 years on record, a spread of 10.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 89.4%
- Typical mileage
- 48k mi
The 2016 Toyota GT86 MOT pass rate is 90.3% of its MOT tests — 6.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota GT86 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.7× the national share
Tyres make up 33.4% of everything recorded on the 2016 Toyota Gt86, against 19.8% nationally — 13.6 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 84.0% and this one manages 90.3% — 6.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2016 Toyota GT86 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 6.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 89.4%. The median 2016 Toyota GT86 in this dataset had covered 47,720 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 90.1% of the time, April–September 90.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 2.47% of tests.
- 2,026 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.3% overall pass rate, 89.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota GT86, the average is 88.5% — best year 2020 (95.8%), worst 2012 (84.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 2,026
- Typical mileage (median)
- 47,720 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota GT86
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the GT86 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 71% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the GT86
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 480 | 89.0% |
| North West | 248 | 88.3% |
| East of England | 233 | 87.1% |
| East Midlands | 190 | 91.6% |
| South West | 186 | 91.9% |
| Yorkshire | 173 | 93.1% |
| West Midlands | 151 | 93.4% |
| North East | 104 | 90.4% |
| Scotland | 100 | 88.0% |
| Wales | 98 | 96.9% |
| London | 63 | 88.9% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2016 GT86
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2016 GT86
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 2.5% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 2.5% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 2.0% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2016 GT86 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £32–£84 — and 37% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £32–£84
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 37%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,026 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the GT86, side by side
9 model years on record, from 2012 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 84.9% to 95.8% — a spread of 10.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2012 84.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 86.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2014 87.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 88.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 90.3%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2017 91.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 92.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 94.1% wipers blade defective
- 2020 95.8% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2016 Toyota GT86 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2016 cars with a similar record
- BMW 1 Series 90.3%
- Audi Q2 90.3%
- Audi Tt 90.6%
- Suzuki Celerio 90.6%
- Mercedes-Benz Gle 90.0%
- SEAT Ateca 90.0%
Closest pass rates among 2016 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2016 Toyota GT86 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 1,642 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 554 | 33.40% | 19.76% | +13.64 |
| Brakes | 451 | 27.20% | 20.89% | +6.31 |
| Suspension | 157 | 9.50% | 20.98% | −11.48 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 138 | 8.30% | 12.21% | −3.91 |
| Visibility | 136 | 8.20% | 4.97% | +3.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 67 | 4.00% | 4.18% | −0.18 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 56 | 3.40% | 5.52% | −2.12 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 36 | 2.20% | 5.57% | −3.37 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 25 | 1.50% | 1.76% | −0.26 |
| Road Wheels | 22 | 1.30% | 0.75% | +0.55 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.5% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.5% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.0% | £80–200 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.99% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.94% | £8–22 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.89% | £60–250 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.89% | £45–95 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Major | 0.79% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.69% | £8–22 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 0.64% | £5–15 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.2% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 6.1% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 6.1% | £45–110 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 3.1% | £60–150 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 359 | 94.4% | 22,490 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,104 | 90.2% | 45,050 mi |
| 60-90k | 478 | 89.1% | 71,337 mi |
| 90-120k | 74 | 79.7% | 100,945 mi |
| 120k+ | 11 | 81.8% | 138,364 mi |
Source: 2,026 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2016 GT86 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Toyota GT86?
90.3% of the 2,026 2016 Toyota GT86 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 89.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Toyota GT86?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (2.47%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.47%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.97%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Toyota GT86 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.4% of the time, falling to 81.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Toyota GT86 in this dataset had covered 47,720 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 Toyota GT86 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 90.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.