It is built at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic (TMMCZ, formerly known as TPCA) plant in Kolín, Czech Republic, and replaces the previous Aygo hatchback produced in two generations from 2005 to 2022.

The vehicle was previewed by the "Aygo X prologue" concept car, which was presented on 17 March 2021.

The Aygo X is marketed as a higher-end vehicle in the A-segment class.

[11] The Aygo X is built on the shortened version of the GA-B platform.

[14] The Aygo X in its standard European market configuration received 4 stars from Euro NCAP in 2022.