Vehicle recall R/2015/152

Toyota Prius and Toyota Auris recall: Loss of power

DVSA recall R/2015/152 names the Toyota Prius and Toyota Auris. It was launched 10 August 2015. It covers vehicles built 26 May 2010 to 10 November 2014.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2015/152
Launched: 10 August 2015
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Manufacturer reference: BGG34
Vehicles: 24,734 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The inverter assembly may overheat which will cause warning lamps to illuminate and the vehicle to enter a fail safe mode. Fail safe allows the vehicle to be driven on reduced power to a place of safety. However it is possible for the hybrid system to shut down causing the vehicle to stop which increases the risk of a collision.

The fix

On affected vehicles reprogramme the Motor Generator and Power Management ECUs.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 24,734.
Model	Built
Toyota Auris	26 May 2010 to 29 September 2012
Toyota Auris	11 October 2012 to 9 May 2014
Toyota Auris	21 May 2013 to 6 May 2014
Toyota Prius	18 November 2011 to 7 November 2014
Toyota Prius	25 August 2014 to 10 November 2014

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/2015/096 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 15 June 2015, Toyota Corolla, Lexus SC, Toyota Yaris and others
R/2015/206 Risk of fire 1 December 2015, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Auris, Toyota Highlander and others
R/2014/160 Risk of fire 7 January 2015, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Auris, Toyota Urban Cruiser and others
R/2016/169 Headlight may malfunction 25 August 2016, Toyota Auris
R/2016/153 Curtain shield airbag may deploy unintentionally 12 September 2016, Toyota Prius
R/2016/152 Fuel may leak / risk of fire 22 September 2016, Toyota Prius, Toyota Auris

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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. 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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