Owners have filed 38 complaints on the Toyota GR86, covering 2022–2025. The system named most often is Engine (16 reports). Worst years by volume: 2022, 2023, 2025; cleanest: 2024, 2025, 2023. 1 reports describe a crash, 1 a fire. On average the car was 0.9 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Toyota GR86
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 38 GR86 complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Engine 16 Read
The contact owned a 2022 Toyota GR86. The contact was at a complete stop when the vehicle exploded into flames. The contact was able to exit the vehicle safely before the vehicle was completed destroyed. The fire department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. The police arrived on the scene and filed a…
Myself and others online have noticed unusual wear on fuel lines located in the engine bay. There are 3 fuel lines on the right side of the engine bay to the right of the intake manifold that can become chafed. Because these are fuel lines I find the fact that they have wear to be very concerning and a potential fire…
A defective set of spark plugs with certain model year 2023 Toyota GR86 to have premature failure. While driving at highway speed spark plug blew up resulting in a cylinder 4 misfire and loss of drivability. The service advisor from the Toyota dealership unofficially confirmed this has happened to multiple other gr86…
Fuel/propulsion System 7 Read
Fuel line is rubbing under the hood. I have seen where this is the cause of fires so I went to check mine and it has been rubbing
1. The problem is the alleged “rubbing” of the fuel lines I have encountered among the other GR86 owners that are having the same issue. 2. Could possibly cause a fire while operating the vehicle as it has allegedly been the cause of a few already. 3. No. 4. No. 5. No since it is a hose issue
There seems to be wear in the fuel lines under the hood. Possibly caused from rubbing against something
Exterior Lighting 5 Read
One day I noticed something dangling near the rear license plate while parked. It was the right-side license plate light. Upon inspection of the (good) left-side license plate light, everything seemed pretty secure. The right-side license plate light has a plastic bracket on the one side and a plastic clip on the…
The dome light on the driver side has failed. This is not due to a dead bulb, but instead the circuit area seems to die if the car sits in the sun. This has been confirmed by a dealer but I haven't yet scheduled an appointment to replace the electrical parts. There were no safety warnings
When the rear of my vehicle is directly facing the sun slightly after sunrise or before sunset (when the angle of the sun is low), my rear turn signals fail to function properly. When this happens, the turn signals hyperflash on the dash, and in the front of the vehicle. However the main concern is that the rear turn…
Electrical System 2 Read
The car began throwing alerts about SRS system failure, RAB failure and eyesight (safety system) being disabled suddenly while driving. Dealership said dashcam plugged into the 12v port in the car overloaded the fuse. Issue remains that the dashcam remained functional before and after and fuse for 12v is independent…
There are multiple incidents and confirmed by many different owners across the nation. Toyota GR86 / Subaru BRZ when there is strong sunlight direct towards the taillights, the turn signals (rear) will not operate and hyperflash at the front signal lights This is a safety hazard, and couple owners had been ticketed…
Tires 1 Read
My daughters were involved in a highway accident on 2-4-2023 when their rear passenger tire came apart. The vehicle is a 2022 Toyota gr86 premium, came with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tire, was purchased new in August 2022 and had 3008 miles on the odometer just after the accident
Lane Departure 1 Read
The BSD or blind spot detection has worked intermittently since purchasing it new. Ive been honked at when merging into other vehicles on the highway several times. I also pay attention to it to see if it will alert on cars in my blind spot. Most times it does but numerous times on each trip it does not alert me. When…
Structure 1 Read
The drivers side window imploded on me while driving on the highway. A rock did not hit it, it just cracked into a thousands pieces on me
Engine And Engine Cooling 1 Read
The contact owns a 2023 Toyota GR86. The contact stated that while driving 80 MPH, the engine blew up, causing the vehicle to stall, and there was a significant amount of smoke coming from underneath the hood. The message "Engine Misfire" was displayed. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The…
GR86 years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fuel/propulsion System | — | — | |
| 2024 | Engine,fuel/propulsion System | — | — | |
| 2023 | Electrical System,air Bags,forward Collision Avoidance | — | — | |
| 2022 | Electrical System,exterior Lighting | 1 | 1 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 30 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.3 |
| Worst single series | 3 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 0.9 years |
A model average of 1.3 hides a worst series at 3. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the GR86?
By complaint volume, 2022, 2023, 2025 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which GR86 years are the cleanest?
2024, 2025, 2023 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Toyota GR86 have?
38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2022–2025. Of those, 1 describe a crash and 1 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.