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Toyota PreviaYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 223 NHTSA owner complaints across 9 model years, no Toyota Previa year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1992, 1993 and 1995. The Previa has 3 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 1991Best years'92 '93 '95Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints223Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls31991–2001 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Toyota Previa years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Previa median. Tap a year for its full report.

'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'01
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2001Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls1998Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/1009 complaints · 1 recall1996Not rated–/10011 complaints · 0 recalls1995Solid54/10030 complaints · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/10019 complaints · 0 recalls1993Solid46/10041 complaints · 0 recalls1992Solid56/10035 complaints · 0 recalls1991Caution40/10074 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Toyota Previa problems

All model years combined: 223 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic253
Engine and engine cooling253
Visibility243
Air bags2113
Tires195
Seat belts173
Equipment175
Structure163
Vehicle speed control164
13 other systems7014
3 recalls

Toyota Previa recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Driveline: differential unit97V-056 · 1997 · Apr 4, 1997 · 707 vehicles–Electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.93V-147 · 1991 · Sep 13, 1993 · 155,809 vehicles–Visibility: windshield wiper/washer93V-113 · 1991 · Jul 7, 1993 · 75,863 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Previa

  1. UNDER DASH FIRESEA93010 · 1991 · closed Sep 29, 1993
    Led to recall 93V-147
  2. WINDSHIELD WIPER MTR FAILSPE93016 · 1991 · closed Jul 20, 1993
    Led to recall 93V-113