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1992 Toyota Previa

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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35Owner complaints

Model-year median: 15

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199135
199241
199319
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Equipment
5Latches/locks/linkages
4Power Train
4Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Engine And Engine Cooling
3
All reported categories
Suspension
3Air Bags
2Seats
2Structure
2Visibility
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Parking Brake
1Steering
1Tires
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 35 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.

  • Equipment. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports

Latches/locks/linkages complaints

4 reports
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100,000 miles · Mar 5, 2009
Latches/locks/linkages

TOYOTA PREVIA. MANUFACTURE DATES BETWEEN 1989 TILL 1993? BUT MY 1992 TOYOTA PREVIA HAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK KEEPS ON MALFUNCTIONING (WILL NOT OPEN OR OPERATE PROPERLY) UNTIL LATELY (NOW/TODAY), IT WILL NEITHER OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR FROM THE INSIDE. ALL BECAUSE OF A BAD SPRING THAT IS ATTACHED (NO LONGER…

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TOYOTA PREVIA. MANUFACTURE DATES BETWEEN 1989 TILL 1993? BUT MY 1992 TOYOTA PREVIA HAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK KEEPS ON MALFUNCTIONING (WILL NOT OPEN OR OPERATE PROPERLY) UNTIL LATELY (NOW/TODAY), IT WILL NEITHER OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR FROM THE INSIDE. ALL BECAUSE OF A BAD SPRING THAT IS ATTACHED (NO LONGER) TO THE LOCKING ACTUATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN PART OF WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT, EMERGENCY CREW OR THE DRIVERS CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. DRIVERS HAD TO USE THE PASSENGERS DOOR. THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE DUE IN PART TO THE NEGLIGENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOYOTA CORP. THEN WE ARE REALLY IN DIRE STRAITS FOR THIS COUNTRY THAT I LOVE. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10260784

170,000 miles · Nov 18, 2005
Latches/locks/linkages

FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS THE ELECTRIC DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK ON MY 1992 TOYOTA PREVIA HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK FINE, OTHERS IT WOULD WORK MANUALLY. RECENTLY, THE ELECTRONIC LOCK HAS FAILED TO FUNCTION BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE EVE…

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FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS THE ELECTRIC DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK ON MY 1992 TOYOTA PREVIA HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK FINE, OTHERS IT WOULD WORK MANUALLY. RECENTLY, THE ELECTRONIC LOCK HAS FAILED TO FUNCTION BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR VEHICLE FIRE WHEREIN I WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO EXIT THE PASSENGER SIDE ASSUMING I CAN MOVE OVER AND DO SO. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS EXTENSIVELY ON THE INTERNET AND APPARENTLY THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND YET THERE WAS NEVER EITHER A RECALL OR A WARNING/REPAIR NOTICE ISSUED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10143162

Mileage unknown · Mar 21, 2000
Latches/locks/linkages

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD TO SLIDE ACROSS THE SEAT TO GET OUT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #858904

Mileage unknown · Dec 4, 1996
Latches/locks/linkages

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR JAMMED, CAUSED BY FAULTY MECHANISM INSIDE OF DOOR ASSEMBLY; TO EXIT, OCCUPANT CLIMBS OVER PASSENGER'S SEAT OR EXITS FROM SLIDING DOOR; IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ODI #805877

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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