Before you buy a used Toyota Proace / Proace Verso (II).

2016–2026 · Diesel / Electric · 2 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

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The essentials.

3 documented, sourced faults across its 2 engines.
They all depend on the equipment or the production date: ask what this car has.
8 official recalls on record: ask for the chassis number (VIN) and confirm they have been done.
According to the data we have, the engine with the fewest documented faults is the Proace Electric (Electric).

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

1.5 / 1.6 / 2.0 D-4D

Diesel

AdBlue system failure (start countdown)Exhaust and emissions (AdBlue)
Period mentioned
Approx. 2014 onwards
Mileage mentioned
The sheet does not mention a mileage.
Applies if: The Proace D-4D engines are PSA BlueHDi units with AdBlue.
1.5 BlueHDi camshaft chainTiming system
Period mentioned
2017–2023
Mileage mentioned
The sheet does not mention a mileage.
Applies if: Only the 1.5 (PSA DV5 engine).

Proace Electric

Electric

Mahle on-board charger failing on Stellantis and Toyota electric vans (2020–2023)High-voltage battery
Period mentioned
2020–2023
Mileage mentioned
What the sheet says: The Dutch consumer programme Radar (2025) explains that these models were fitted with a Mahle on-board charger that fails relatively often and that Stellantis changed supplier without a recall. In 2021 Stellantis extended the charger warranty to four years on nearly all of them (not the Fiats), and Toyota covers its Proace for five years or 200,000 km; out of warranty it costs thousands of euros. Belgian consumer association Test-Achats publishes an owner’s complaint with the same list of models.
Applies if: Only vans built from 2020 to 2023 (Mahle charger).

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Toyota Proace / Proace Verso (II)
Engine	Documented faults	Recalls
1.5 / 1.6 / 2.0 D-4DDiesel	22 with conditions	7
Proace ElectricElectricFewest documented	11 with conditions	8

According to the data we have, the engine with the fewest documented faults is the Proace Electric (Electric).

By fuel type, the one with the fewest documented faults is: Electric.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
Ask an official Toyota dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.

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