RECALLS

As with other Japanese carmakers, a raft of official recalls has led to Toyota’s reputation taking something of a knock in recent years. The Aygo hasn’t escaped unscathed, being amongst the 174,000 examples of various models that were recalled in February 2010 to rectify a sticking throttle pedal. March 2014 saw a recall issued for 604 cars built in the latter half of 2013, the potential problem being a broken weld between the rear axle and the body. And in January 2015, 2128 cars built between June and August 2013 were called back due to possible breakage of a front shock absorber rod.