How many Toyota Previas are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 3,852 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain2,707−15.3% on a year earlier
Declared SORN2,428Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202555.8%Cars of the same ages 61.1%
Rank by number licensedNo. 515of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year200531,920 licensed
Average annual mileage5,252miles a year
How many Toyota Previas are left in Great Britain?
There were 2,707 Toyota Previas licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 2,428 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 91.5% fewer than the peak of 31,920 in 2005.
Toyota Previas licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2005 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
The Toyota Previa GS has its own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
In 2025, 55.8% of Toyota Previa MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Toyota Previas tested pass 61.1% of the time, so the Toyota Previa does worse than average for its age, by 5.3 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 54.7%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Toyota Previa vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Toyota Previa compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Toyota Previa fails its MOT,
appearing on 57.6% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
11.3% of Toyota Previa tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Toyota Previa MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Toyota Previa MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Toyota Previa failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Position lamp: not working”, on 17.2% of 1,701 failed tests.
78.6% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Coil spring: corroded”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Toyota Previa tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
17.2%
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
15.6%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
12.2%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
3 years of the Toyota Previa, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2005 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (56.0% passed first time) and the 2003 cars worst (52.8%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Toyota Previa annual mileage
The average Toyota Previa covers 5,252 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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6,528
15–19 years
4,866
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Toyota Previa by vehicle age
Registrations of Toyota Previas for the first time in Great Britain were highest at 2,538 in 2001, when this data begins. In 2025, 23 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Toyota Previas registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 2,876 Toyota Previas licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 72.3% have an engine of 2,301cc to 2,400cc, and 13.4% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc. The share with an engine of 2,301cc to 2,400cc has grown from 45.7% in 2014 to 72.3%. Diesels made up 22.8% of those licensed in 2014 and 13.5% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Toyota Previas licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
2,301cc to 2,400cc 2,080 licensed
72.3%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 386 licensed
13.4%
2,401cc to 2,500cc 368 licensed
12.8%
Other sizes 42 licensed
1.5%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
2,301–2,400cc
Petrol
2,021
70.3%
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
386
13.4%
2,401–2,500cc
Petrol
360
12.5%
2,301–2,400cc
Other
58
2.0%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Toyota Previas licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
Other
2014
74.4%
22.8%
2.8%
2015
73.9%
23.4%
2.7%
2016
73.2%
23.9%
2.8%
2017
73.3%
24.0%
2.7%
2018
73.3%
23.7%
3.0%
2019
74.1%
22.9%
3.0%
2020
75.2%
22.1%
2.6%
2021
75.9%
21.1%
3.0%
2022
77.9%
19.1%
2.9%
2023
80.1%
16.9%
2.9%
2024
81.7%
15.4%
2.8%
2025
83.4%
13.5%
2.3%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Toyota Previa fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Toyota Previa from 2000, when the data begins, to 2006. On the NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2006), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 26.2 to 39.2 mpg, with CO2 of 191 to 259 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2006
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2006
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model name “Previa”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Toyota Previa safety recalls
DVSA lists 2 safety recalls for the Toyota Previa since 1992, the first in 1993. The most recent was launched on 26 October 2012.
Tow ball may fracture
Launched 26 October 2012DVSA recall R/2012/102
Defect
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 exists that the detachable towing ball in some exceptional cases (under severe mechanical stress) might develop a crack. In a worst case the detachable towing ball might fracture and/or fail.
Remedy
Lexus/Toyota dealers will replace the detachable towing ball and housing at no cost to vehicle owners.
29 Oct 1993 Possible loss of windscreen wiper action. (2,506 vehicles)
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Toyota Previa. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
