Vehicle recall R/2010/010

Toyota Aygo and others recall: Accelerator pedal may fail to return to idle

DVSA recall R/2010/010 names the Toyota Aygo, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Verso, Toyota Avensis, Toyota iQ, Toyota RAV4 and 1 more Toyota models. It was launched 6 February 2010. It covers vehicles built 1 February 2005 to 5 January 2010.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2010/010
Launched: 6 February 2010
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Vehicles: 174,426 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

It has been identified that on affected vehicles condensation resulting from cold-weather use of the heater or other causes may form on the worn surface of a component within the throttle pedal assembly known as the friction device. If this occurs there is a possibility that in the most serious case the accelerator pedal may return slowly or does not return to the engine idle position.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have a precision-cut steel reinforcing bar fitted into the accelerator pedal assembly which will create a space in order to reduce the surface tension between the friction device and a component referred to as the pedal arm. The subject bar also strengthens the reaction force of the spring that returns the accelerator pedal to it's non-pressed position.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 174,426.
Model	Built
Toyota Auris	1 October 2006 to 5 January 2010
Toyota Avensis	1 November 2008 to 31 December 2009
Toyota Aygo	1 February 2005 to 31 August 2009
Toyota iQ	1 November 2008 to 30 November 2009
Toyota RAV4	not recorded
Toyota Verso	1 February 2009 to 5 January 2010
Toyota Yaris	1 November 2005 to 30 September 2009

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2009/084 Towing hitch may detach 18 November 2009, Toyota Avensis
R/2010/078 If deployed the airbag may endanger passenger 16 August 2010, Toyota Yaris
R/2010/198 Electric power steering sensor may malfunction 6 December 2010, Toyota iQ
R/2009/013 Fire may occur 6 April 2009, Toyota Yaris
R/2008/189 Rear brake calipers may detach 28 January 2009, Toyota Auris
R/2011/005 Fuel may leak 17 February 2011, Toyota Avensis

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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