Used car guide

2003 Toyota Previa: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 52% pass first time (all 2003 cars: 57%) Stands out: headlights 3.1×, coil springs 3.1×, suspension arm bushes and joints 2.8× 1,554 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 55% pass first time (all 2003 cars: 57%) Stands out: coil springs 3.4×, headlights 2.9×, suspension arm bushes and joints 3.1× 358 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Toyota Previa compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2025–Too new for MOT data
2017–Too few tests
2015108Lights and electrics 35%
2013164Suspension 38%
2012135Suspension 41%
20061,566Suspension 58%
20051,998Suspension 61%
20042,203Suspension 62%
20021,361Suspension 62%
20011,335Suspension 62%
2000518Suspension 64%
1999196Suspension 44%
1998280Suspension 44%
1997294Suspension 41%
1996295Suspension 50%
1995211Suspension 50%
1994109Brakes 40%
1993111Suspension 48%
1992–Too few tests
1991–Too few tests