Used car guide

2006 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 55% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%) Stands out: suspension arm bushes and joints 2.5×, headlights 2.2×, coil springs 2.5× 1,007 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 57% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%) Stands out: suspension arm bushes and joints 2.8×, coil springs 2.7×, rigid brake pipes 2.2× 559 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%
20051,998Suspension 61%
20042,203Suspension 62%
20031,912Suspension 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