Toyota Previa
Owners filed 223 complaints across 9 model years of the Toyota Previa. The 1991 drew the most (74); the 1998 the fewest (1).
Model years9
Complaints223
Recalls3
Fires18
Deaths0
Every Toyota Previa model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield | Routine | |
| 1997 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 | — | 7 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Seat Belts › Rear/Other | Routine | |
| 1993 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 5 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1992 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1991 | 74 | 2 | 7 | 3 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine |
Which Toyota Previa years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1991 is the weakest year on record, with 74 complaints concentrated in the visibility › windshield wiper/washer. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.