Does the Toyota GT86 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Toyota GT86 records 5.92 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.33 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.41, 95% interval −2.70 to −2.12). It ranks 548 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota GT86 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 1,127 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota GT86: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	1,127	3.00
A tyre seriously damaged	588	1.57
A tyre cords visible or damaged	244	0.65
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	114	0.30
A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre	42	0.11

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,510 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Toyota GT86 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.2% of Toyota GT86 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,730 miles later (5,372 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,372 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Toyota GT86 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Toyota GT86 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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