HiAce Van: common problems

Pick a symptom to see what to suspect first, how to tell, and typical repair cost.

Engine 1KD 3.0L diesel

• Check engine light on17 cases
• No acceleration / lack of power10 cases
• DPF warning light / regeneration won't finish7 cases
• Paint peeling / flaking6 cases

Engine 2KD 2.5L diesel

• Stalling / stops while driving14 cases
• Rough idle / vibration6 cases

All engines

• Coolant leak / coolant loss13 cases
• Oil leak / seepage8 cases
• Battery warning light on7 cases
• Air-con not cold7 cases
• Broken or detached parts6 cases
• Engine won't start (starter doesn't turn)6 cases
• Clunking / knocking over bumps6 cases
• Black smoke5 cases
• Speed-related humming / droning5 cases
• Hard starting / takes a long time5 cases

Most common failures on this model (by part)

Share of the 153 repair cases we collected in which each part was the cause or was replaced. This is not a failure rate per vehicle on the road.

• Injectors18 cases 12%
  Main symptom: Check engine light ontypically around 140,000 km
• Supply pump (high-pressure fuel pump)14 cases 9%
  Main symptom: Stalling / stops while drivingtypically around 120,000 km
• Paint12 cases 8%
  Main symptom: Paint peeling / flakingtypically around 70,000 km
• Alternator11 cases 7%
  Main symptom: Battery warning light ontypically around 160,000 km
• DPF (diesel particulate filter)7 cases 5%
  Main symptom: DPF warning light / regeneration won't finishtypically around 100,000 km
• Drive belt7 cases 5%
  Main symptom: Stalling / stops while drivingtypically around 200,000 km
• EGR valve6 cases 4%
  Main symptom: Rough idle / vibrationtypically around 230,000 km
• Intake manifold6 cases 4%
  Main symptom: DPF warning light / regeneration won't finishtypically around 240,000 km
• Body panel5 cases 3%
  Main symptom: Paint peeling / flakingtypically around 70,000 km
• Brake disc (rotor)5 cases 3%
  Main symptom: Brake judder