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1993 Toyota Previa

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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41Owner 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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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
8Service Brakes, Hydraulic
8Tires
7Electrical System
5Power Train
4
All reported categories
Unknown Or Other
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Equipment
2Seat Belts
2Structure
2Suspension
2Child Seat
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Parking Brake
1Seats
1Steering
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 41 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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. 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.

5 crash reports6 fire reports6 injury reports

Power Train complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 3, 2000
Power Train

AUXILLARY DRIVESHAFT IS GOING BAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PREVRA VAN. *YH

NHTSA ODI #866686

Mileage unknown · Mar 6, 2000
Power TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING/SQUEALING NOISES. THE PROBLEM GETS LOUDER WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THE AUXILLIARY SHAFT NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #857997

Mileage unknown · Nov 11, 1999
Power TrainTires

THIS TIRE SEPARATED WRAPPING AROUND AXLE AND TEARING OFF REAR BUMPER, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE UNTIL THE RUBBER TREAD TIRE OFF. THE FACT WECOULD STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 75 WAS A MIRACLE. THIS TIRE HAD ABOUT 60000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS ABOVE THE TREAD DEPTH LIMIT. FOUR TIRES WER…

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THIS TIRE SEPARATED WRAPPING AROUND AXLE AND TEARING OFF REAR BUMPER, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE UNTIL THE RUBBER TREAD TIRE OFF. THE FACT WECOULD STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 75 WAS A MIRACLE. THIS TIRE HAD ABOUT 60000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS ABOVE THE TREAD DEPTH LIMIT. FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 1996 AND ANOTHER OF THIS SET WAS REPLACED OVER A YEAR AGO FOR DEVELOPING AN OUT OF ROUND CONDITION. THESE TIRES ARE DEADLY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21570R14 )

NHTSA ODI #714636

Mileage unknown · Apr 4, 1995
Power Train

UV JOINT REPAIRED. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #482903

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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