In another class action currently before the Federal Court of Australia (Williams DPF Class Action), it has been held that:
- Toyota Hilux, Prado and Fortuner vehicles fitted with a 1GD-FTV or 2GD-FTV diesel engine acquired between 1 October 2015 and 23 April 2020 (Relevant Vehicles) were not of acceptable quality at the time they were initially supplied because they were fitted with a defective diesel particulate filter (DPF) system;
- the value of the Relevant Vehicles at the time they were initially supplied was reduced because of their defective DPF systems;
- vehicle owners may be entitled to receive money to compensate them for this reduction in value; and
- any right to compensation for reduction in value under s 272(1)(a) of the Australian Consumer Law is tied to ownership of the vehicle.
This means that if you purchased a used Relevant Vehicle, by way of private sale, between 24 April 2020 and 31 July 2025, from a person who purchased the vehicle new between 1 October 2015 and 23 April 2020, and still own the vehicle, you may be entitled to receive money for the reduction in value of the vehicle resulting from its defective DPF system.
The Taylor DPF Class Action seeks to recover that money on behalf of the people described above.
Correspondence from Toyota regarding DPF repairs
Taylor Group Members may have received a letter from Toyota inviting them to take their Relevant Vehicle to a Dealer to have the defective DPF system in the vehicle repaired.
You should be aware that if you take up Toyota’s invitation to have the DPF system in the vehicle repaired, Toyota will argue in this class action that you will lose any entitlement to be paid money for reduction in value under section 272(1)(a) of the Australian Consumer Law.
What happens next?
The Federal Court still needs to:
- calculate the amount of money that eligible Group Members (in both the Williams DPF Class Action and Taylor DPF Class Action) are entitled to receive; and
- determine the consequences of Toyota’s DPF repair being applied to a Group Member’s Relevant Vehicle for the Group Member’s entitlement to receive money for reduction in value under section 272(1)(a) of the Australian Consumer Law.
The Court will determine these matters at a 2 week hearing in 2026 which the parties are currently taking steps to prepare for.
The precise timing of the final hearing will likely be confirmed on 19 December 2025.
IMPORTANT: All Group Members who wish to receive damages in the Taylor Class Action must register their interest in doing so on the Taylor Group Member Portal (managed by Deloitte) by clicking the ‘Register for Compensation’ button below.