MOT data
Toyota Previa MOT fail rate by age and year
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 14,722 MOT tests · Updated
At 18 years, 42.1% of Toyota Previa MOT tests ended in a fail (adjusted to typical mileage), against 44.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18 (2,242 MOT tests) [1].
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- Mileage: median 135,427 miles at 18 years against 105,218 for all class 4 vehicles, 2,242 MOT tests
- Before the mileage adjustment: 43.7% of MOT tests at 18 years ended in a fail, 2,242 MOT tests
- All ages: 14,722 MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, ages 17 to 23
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Figures are for the model, not one car, and compare with all class 4 vehicles tested at 18 in the same test year.
- Fail rate at 18 years, typical mileage
- 42.1%
- vs 44.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18
- 2,242 MOT tests
- Fail rate at 18 years, raw
- 43.7%
- vs 44.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18
- 2,242 MOT tests
- Median mileage at 18 years
- 135,427 mi
- vs 105,218 mi for all class 4 vehicles
- 2,242 MOT tests
Toyota Previa MOT fail rate by age
Each line follows the cars first used in one year across the ages they were tested at from 2022 to 2025, so a line never mixes a 2005 car with a 2015 one. 15k DVSA MOT tests in all (14,722).
| Age | Raw | Typical mileage | All class 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 42.8% | 39.1% | 44.2% |
| 18 | 43.7% | 42.1% | 44.4% |
| 19* | 44.1% | 40.7% | 43.9% |
| 20* | 45.5% | 40.9% | 43.3% |
| 21* | 46.0% | 40.6% | 42.5% |
| 22* | 46.5% | 39.1% | 41.3% |
| 23* | 46.2% | 40.1% | 40.2% |
* Over 18 years: only survivors are still tested at this age, so these rates describe the cars that are left.
About average: 43.7% raw · 42.1% at typical mileage, against 44.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18, 2,242 MOT tests. Which years? See the full verdict
What fails on a Toyota Previa at 18 years
No part fails clearly more or less often than on cars the same age at 3 or more ages up to 18 years, so each is shown as about average.
| Part | Per 100 | All class 4 | Compared | Most common fail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 26.4 | 21.4 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Suspension | 12.8 | 17.2 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Brakes | 10.7 | 12.9 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Emissions and leaks | 9.3 | 6.8 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Body and structure | 9.1 | 8.7 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Visibility | 7.9 | 7.3 | about average for cars the same age |
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Check one Toyota Previa, not the average
The figures here describe Toyota Previa cars as a group. A registration shows one car's own DVSA record: its MOT tests, the mileage at each test and the recall flag.
- Check a Toyota Previa's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
- Mileage check on a Toyota Previa The odometer reading from each MOT, with drops, jumps and long gaps flagged.
- Check a Toyota Previa for an outstanding recall Whether DVSA's MOT record flags an outstanding safety recall for that registration.
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Mileage at MOT
At 18 years, 43.7% of MOT tests ended in a fail as tested. Weighted to the mileage mix of all class 4 vehicles that age, the rate is 42.1%, so mileage explains part of the gap. Many are high-mileage (taxi or fleet use): 35.3% of its MOT tests at 18 years were at over 150,000 miles.
| Miles | MOT tests | Toyota Previa | All class 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 219 | 37.9% | 41.7% |
| 90-120k | 495 | 39.8% | 46.3% |
| 120-150k | 655 | 44.7% | 47.5% |
| 150k+ | 792 | 48.4% | 46.8% |
Toyota Previa recalls
2 DVSA recalls list this model by name [2]. Vehicles are DVSA's count of affected Toyota Previa vehicles. The latest:
- R/2012/102 Tow ball may fracture (2,703 vehicles of this model), built Feb 2000 to Dec 2005. From the recall's stated risk: “On Toyota Avensis Previa and Lexus GS fitted with a Toyota or Lexus genuine or Brink branded (only on Avensis) detachable towing hitch the possibility…”
- R/1993/064 Also covers the Toyota Previa: Possible loss of windscreen wiper action. (2,506 vehicles of this model), built Jan 1990 to Jun 1991. From the recall's stated risk: “The windscreen wiper motor and passenger side wiper arm may be of insufficient strength and could fail under extreme operating conditions with loss of wiper…”
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Toyota Previa against similar cars at 18 years
Same class and fuel, all tested at 18 years, at typical mileage.
| Model | Fail rate | 95% range | MOT tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Previa | 42.1% | 39.4% to 44.8% | 2,242 |
| Vauxhall Zafira MOT fail rate | 47.1% | 46.4% to 47.7% | 31,073 |
| Ford C-Max MOT fail rate | 48.0% | 47.2% to 48.7% | 20,039 |
| Vauxhall Meriva MOT fail rate | 54.3% | 53.2% to 55.4% | 14,082 |
| Renault Modus MOT fail rate | 53.1% | 51.3% to 54.8% | 7,270 |
| Honda FR-V MOT fail rate | 43.0% | 41.1% to 45.0% | 4,398 |
| Hyundai Matrix MOT fail rate | 51.6% | 48.4% to 54.7% | 2,567 |
| Skoda Roomster MOT fail rate | 50.3% | 48.3% to 52.3% | 2,525 |
| Mazda 5 MOT fail rate | 52.2% | 49.5% to 54.9% | 2,018 |
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Questions people ask
How often does a Toyota Previa fail its MOT at 18 years?
42.1% of MOT tests at 18 years ended in a fail at typical mileage (43.7% as tested), from 2,242 MOT tests, against 44.4% for all class 4 vehicles the same age; the Vauxhall Zafira was at 47.1%.
What fails most on a Toyota Previa at 18 years?
26.4 in 100 MOT tests at 18 years failed on lights and electrics, then suspension (12.8) and brakes (10.7), from 2,242 MOT tests.
What mileage does a Toyota Previa have at 18 years?
A median of 135,427 miles at the MOT test at 18 years, against 105,218 for all class 4 vehicles the same age, from 2,242 MOT tests; 35.3% had over 150,000 miles.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 14,722 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle safety recalls data. DVSA recall data. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
Cars tested at 18 years are compared only with vehicles tested at 18 years in the same year, adjusted to typical mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data.