Toyota Previa reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Toyota

Model: Previa

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 34,978 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

67.6%

Share of this model's 34,978 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£370/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

148,769

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

148,893

Healthy mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

21.6

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

3,244

3,244 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

34,978

34,978 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

3,244On the road

Insight summary

Toyota Previa is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 3,244 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 67.6% from 34,978 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 45. The current pool shows an average of 148,769 miles and an average age of 21.6 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 148,893 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are engine warning light, lighting and parking brake. The practical read is that the Toyota Previa looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	2,756
DIESEL	421
LPG	44
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	20
GAS BI-FUEL	2
OTHER	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	964
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	887
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	865
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	855
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	780
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	716
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	678
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	660
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	589
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	563
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	480
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	467
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	454
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	449
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	443
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	439
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	429
Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	427
Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	415
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	407
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	379
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	365
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	354
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	346
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	345

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 13,756 defects across this top 25 set

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

964

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

887

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

865

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

855

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

780

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

716

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

678

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

660

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

589

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

563

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

480

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

467

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

454

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

449

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

443

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

439

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

429

Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

427

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

415

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

407

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

379

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

365

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

354

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

346

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

345

Toyota Previa reliability and MOT data