FaultScore

Worst years for a Toyota Previa

Owners have filed 280 complaints about the Toyota Previa with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 2001. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1993 Toyota Previa

54 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1997 Toyota Previa

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota Previa year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2001 4 0 0 Brakes
1998 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1997 C 13 3 0 130,750 Engine & Cooling
1996 C 16 2 1 Brakes
1995 D 40 7 0 149,000 Engine & Cooling
1994 C 20 1 3 143,000 Seat Belts
1993 D 54 6 7 207,000 Brakes
1992 39 4 2 100,000 Brakes
1991 92 3 8 200,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1987 1 0 1 Wheels

What breaks on a Toyota Previa

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 37 13.2%

Worst in 1993

Worst in 1991

Worst in 1991

Airbags 21 7.5%

Worst in 1993

Tires 19 6.8%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 17 6.1%

Worst in 1991

Seat Belts 17 6.1%

Worst in 1994

Equipment & Accessories 17 6.1%

Worst in 1991

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 5.7%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 4.6%

Worst in 1991

Electrical System 11 3.9%

Worst in 1991

Other & Unspecified 9 3.2%

Worst in 1993

Suspension 8 2.9%

Worst in 1992

Lights 8 2.9%

Worst in 1991

Exactly what failed on a Toyota Previa

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Windshield Wiper/Washer 12 14.5%
Door 12 14.5%
Frontal 11 13.3%
Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 10 12.0%
Gasoline 8 9.6%
Engine 8 9.6%
Driveshaft 6 7.2%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 6 7.2%
AIR Conditioner 5 6.0%
Linkages 5 6.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Toyota Previa, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 9 Aug 2019

Compare the Toyota Previa

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.