Where each one leads
Porsche 718 Boxster
- Against cars of the same year, the Porsche 718 Boxster comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 77% less often than average) than the Toyota GR86 (fails 8% more often than average).
Toyota GR86
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Toyota GR86 uses 9.7 l/100 km, the 2025 Porsche 718 Boxster 10.0.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Toyota GR86 uses 9.3 l/100 km on the road, the Porsche 718 Boxster 11.1.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Porsche 718 Boxster | Toyota GR86 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2016–2024 | 2022–2025 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 11,907 (2016–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 1,457 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 801 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Porsche 718 Boxster | Toyota GR86 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| … against cars of the same year | −77% | +8% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.4% | — |
| US owner complaints | 6 | 47 |
| Most complaints about | Wheels | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 2017 (3) | 2022 (21) |
| US recall campaigns | 8 | 2 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,927 | 25 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 2 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Porsche 718 Boxster | Toyota GR86 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.0 l/100 km (2025) | 9.7 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 11.1 l/100 km | 9.3 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 220 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 255 kW (342 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 1,472 kg | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €144,835 | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).