Used Car Checklists

2025 Toyota GR86: What to check before buying

Only 3 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for this car, so this sheet is short. Problems reported on neighboring GR86 years are listed below the checklist.

Toyota GR862025
Owner complaints
3
Recalls
0
Crashes reported
0
Reliability
Good
79/100 on Auto Reliability Index

Run the VIN before you go

A history report shows accidents, title brands, odometer readings, and open recalls for this 2025 Toyota GR86. Ask the seller for the VIN; it is also on the dash at the base of the windshield.

Your inspection sheet

Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.

0/4 checked

1

Paperwork and questions

Before you go, or before you touch the car0/2

2

Cold start, engine bay, and underside

Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/2

These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.

Reported on neighboring GR86 years

Few owners have reported problems with this year yet. Nearby years usually share most parts, so their problems are worth checking on this car too.

2023 GR86

9 owner complaints
  • Fuel system 3
  • Engine 3

Worth adding to your 2025 checks

  • Open the hood and inspect the fuel lines at both injector rails for rub marks or a worn outer sleeve.
  • Check the underside of the hood and the hood insulation for scuffs where the fuel lines touch.
  • Look for oil seepage around the spark plug tube seals and for oil residue on the exhaust.
Open the 2023 checklist

Which GR86 is it?

EPA figures for each version of the 2025 Toyota GR86. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.

VersionDriveEPA rating
2.4L 4-cylRWD24 mpg
  • Reset the trip computer at the start of the drive. A GR86 that averages well under the EPA 24 mpg combined on a mixed route may have an engine or tire problem.

Why these checks: what owners reported

NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Toyota GR86, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.

  • Fuel system2No crashes

    A fuel line under the hood rubs and shows wear. Owners describe finding the chafing during their own inspections, prompted by reports of the same problem among other GR86 owners, not by a leak, warning light, or change in how the car drives. The main worry is fire, since owners say rubbing fuel lines have been tied to fires. Neither of the 2 complaints reports a fire, crash, or loss of control on their own car, and no mileage pattern appears.

In owners' own words

Excerpts from complaints GR86 owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.

Fuel system
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.

Filed with NHTSA, June 2025

How the 2025 compares with other GR86 years

Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.

The 2025 is tied for the fewest owner complaints of the 4 GR86 years we cover, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.

2025 Average of other years
  • Fuel system22

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2025 owner complaints, side by side