1993 Toyota Previa: Reliability Data

54
Total Complaints
207,000mi
Median Mileage
Tires
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

194,000 25th Percentile
207,000 Median Mileage
272,712 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Tires
6
Air Bags
4
Unknown Or Other
3
Foundation Components
3
Rotor
3
Wiring
2
Driveshaft
2
Frontal
2
Pads
2
Universal Joint
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
7
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"JUST PRIOR TO PARKING NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, AND UPON MAKING ATTEMPT TO RESTART VEHICLE MADE A NOISE, BUT NO RESPONSE, DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH."
"REMOVED GAS CAP TO FILL, FLAMES BURST OUT OF GAS TANK. TT"
"UV JOINT REPAIRED. *SKD"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Tires 6 complaints
Median: 319,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 10 OH: 7 FL: 5 VA: 3 PA: 3 NJ: 3 TX: 3 GA: 2 AZ: 2 IL: 2

Who Files Complaints?

18.5%
Original Owners
81.5%
Second+ Owners

Toyota Previa — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1991923
1992394
1994201
1995407

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28