Toyota Previa
Registered from 1991 to 2016.
About this model
The Toyota Previa, also known as the Toyota Estima in Japan, and Toyota Tarago in Australia, is a minivan that was produced by Toyota from 1990 until October 2019 across three generations. The Previa was the second largest minivan in Toyota's lineup in Japan after the bigger and more luxurious Alphard/Vellfire.
From the Wikipedia article Toyota Previa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2004 2.4 petrol. 243 of 876 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 49% of 2004 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 750 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 54% | 131 |
| Suspension | 42% | 101 |
| Brakes | 37% | 90 |
| Body and structure | 34% | 83 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 33% | 81 |
| Tyres and wheels | 22% | 54 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 90% of 2004 cars — 33% of its 243 failed tests, where an ordinary 2004 car has 15%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 42% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 37% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 33% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Tyres and wheels — 22% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 54% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Body and structure — 34% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 34% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 18% | 25% | 39 | |
| 80–100k miles | 22% | 28% | 96 | |
| 100–120k miles | 29% | 29% | 129 | |
| 120–140k miles | 31% | 30% | 197 | |
| 140–160k miles | 29% | 31% | 175 | |
| 160–180k miles | 24% | 31% | 110 | |
| 180–200k miles | 30% | 31% | 50 | |
| 200k+ miles | 34% | 30% | 65 |
861 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.