Toyota Voxy Japanese Import: Spare Key When UK Keys Won’t Work
The owner of an imported Japanese-market Toyota Voxy could not find anyone to make a spare key. The key is not sold in the UK, and UK/EU remote keys use a frequency that is not compatible with the Japanese car. Autobahn took the job on.
What the job record confirms
- Vehicle
- Toyota Voxy, imported from Japan (year not stated)
- Problem
- Owner could not find anyone to make a spare key
- Why it was difficult
- The key is not available in the UK, and UK/EU remote frequency is not compatible with the Japanese import
- Work carried out
- Spare key provided for the import
- Service
- Spare car key (import vehicle)
- Location
- Not stated in the original post
Source: this record is taken from Autobahn’s own Instagram post of 17 March 2026.
Why imports get turned away
Japanese-market vehicles such as the Voxy are increasingly common in the UK, but they were never sold here. UK parts suppliers do not stock their keys, and a UK-market key uses a different radio frequency, so an off-the-shelf UK key will not work the remote functions.
That is the gap this job filled: a spare for a vehicle that most key suppliers cannot source for.
Background: keys for Japanese imports
The points below are general information about this kind of job. They explain the work; they are not additional details about this particular vehicle.
Before quoting an import, the model, year and the key currently used all need checking, because the right key has to match the Japanese-market system rather than a UK model with a similar name.
If you own an import with only one key, arranging a spare while that key still works is far easier than dealing with a lost key later.
Not recorded
To keep this record accurate, the following are not published because the original post does not state them: the model year, the frequency used, where the key was sourced, and the location.
Driving an import with one key?
Send the registration or chassis details and a photo of your current key. We will tell you what is possible and the price.