KNOWN FAULTS · Toyota

Toyota GT86 / GR86 common problems.

2012–2024 · Petrol

Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.

2 known faults with sources

Engines: 2.0 / 2.4 Boxer (Petrol)

Applies if: Toyota USA tech tip for all its models: it applies if the judder began after wheels, pads or discs were removed or changed.

Brake judder from wheel nuts over-tightened or tightened unevenly (Toyota tech tip)Brakes

Engine / equipment: Any Toyota: it depends on how the wheels are tightened
Period mentioned: 2016 tech tip for all its models
Symptoms: Vibration in the steering wheel and the pedal when braking, even gently and at any speed, often shortly after wheels, pads or discs were changed.
Possible cause described: Toyota points out in a tech tip that if the wheel nuts are over-tightened or tightened unevenly (a single one is enough), the brake disc is left with runout and brake judder appears. It happens above all when they are run fully home with an impact gun instead of a torque wrench in a star pattern.
Check for the garage: Ask the garage to loosen and re-tighten the nuts with a torque wrench, to the manual's torque and in a star pattern, and to measure whether the discs have been left warped; if so, they will need skimming or replacing.
Cost cited in the source: No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.

Engines: 2.0 / 2.4 Boxer (Petrol)

Applies if: Only the 2.0 (FA20) built in 2012–2013.

Valve springs on the 2.0 boxer (FA20) that can breakEngine

Engine / equipment: 2.0 boxer (FA20) in the Toyota GT86 (also Subaru BRZ)
Period mentioned: 2012–2013
Symptoms: Abnormal engine noise, rough running and, in the worst case, the engine stalls and will not restart.
Possible cause described: Valve springs with a manufacturing defect that could break from fatigue. In 2018 Toyota and Subaru recalled more than 400,000 cars worldwide; about 80,000 were Toyotas.
Check for the garage: Check with Toyota by VIN whether the springs were replaced; the repair is free and long (over 12 hours).
Cost cited in the source: Free under the recall.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.