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1991 Toyota Previa

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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74Owner complaints

Model-year median: 15

2Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199319
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Visibility
17Equipment
8Engine And Engine Cooling
7Structure
7Tires
6
All reported categories
Exterior Lighting
5Service Brakes, Hydraulic
5Electrical System
4Power Train
4Steering
4Seats
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Latches/locks/linkages
2Seat Belts
2Air Bags
1Child Seat
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Suspension
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 7 of 74 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Equipment. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports7 fire reports2 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 12, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other

ON A RETURN TRIP FROM CA. MY TOYOTA PREVIA JUST STOPPED RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO LAS VEGAS NV. ABOUT 50 MILES. IN TAKING THE VAN TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID THAT IT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF WATER AND ALMOST OUT OF OIL .THE FIRST PISTON HAS NO COMPRESION THE REST ARE BELOW 100 PUONDS. THE VAN GAVE NO WA…

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ON A RETURN TRIP FROM CA. MY TOYOTA PREVIA JUST STOPPED RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO LAS VEGAS NV. ABOUT 50 MILES. IN TAKING THE VAN TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID THAT IT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF WATER AND ALMOST OUT OF OIL .THE FIRST PISTON HAS NO COMPRESION THE REST ARE BELOW 100 PUONDS. THE VAN GAVE NO WARNING THAT IT WAS OUT OF WATER OR EVEN LOW ON OIL, ALSO THIS VAN HAS EXTRA OIL UP UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT HAS A PUMP THAT SHOULD HAVE PUMPED OIL INTO THE ENGINE, IT DID NOT IT FAILED. ALSO THE WRANING GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME RICH IN VEGAS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #706428

Official recalls

2

93V147000 · Equipment:electrical:radio/tape Deck/cd Etc.

Sep 13, 1993

FAILURE OF A SPECIFIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN THE RADIOS CAUSES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE FAILURE OCCURS, IT COULD RESULT IN A PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT FIRE.

Remedy: REPAIR THE RADIO.

93V113000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer

Jul 7, 1993

CERTAIN WINDSHIELD WIPER COMPONENTS ARE SUBJECT TO PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO FUNCTION UNDER HIGH LOAD LEVELS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL AND CEASEOPERATION ENTIRELY, RESULTING IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

Remedy: INSTALL NEW WIPER MOTORS, CERTAIN WIPER ARM COMPONENTS, AND RETORQUE THE WIPER ARM PIVOT.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

2

EA93010 · Under Dash Fires

Opened Apr 26, 1993 · Closed Sep 29, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac System

There is no summary currently available

PE93016 · Windshield Wiper Mtr Fails

Opened Mar 9, 1993 · Closed Jul 20, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility

There is no summary currently available