Where each one leads
Subaru BRZ
- Against cars of the same year, the Subaru BRZ comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 31% less often than average) than the Toyota GR86 (fails 8% more often than average).
Toyota GR86
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: official combined fuel use, Canada (l/100 km).
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
| Subaru BRZ | Toyota GR86 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2013–2024 | 2022–2025 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 3,134 (2012–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 856 | 1,457 |
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
| Subaru BRZ | Toyota GR86 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| … against cars of the same year | −31% | +8% |
| US owner complaints | 101 | 47 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 2013 (64) | 2022 (21) |
| US recall campaigns | 5 | 2 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,824 | 25 |
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).
Safety
| Subaru BRZ | Toyota GR86 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2016) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Subaru BRZ | Toyota GR86 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.6 l/100 km (2026) | 9.7 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 9.3 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 160 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 159 kW (213 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 1,301 kg | — |
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).