Almost 10,000 Audi, VW, Cupra Seat and Skoda plug-in hybrids (PHEV) are being recalled to franchised UK car dealerships amid concerns about a fire risk to motorists.

AM gained confirmation of the volume after German daily newspaper Bild initially revealed that more than 100,000 PHEVs produced by the OEM giant would be recalled globally due to the risk of fire.

Bild reported that the issue centred around an insufficiently insulated high-voltage battery, adding that Germany's road vehicle authority, KBA, had received reports of 16 incidents involving fires.

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