Volkswagen Amarok MOT pass rate: 79.6% (18,700 tests, 2025)

The Volkswagen Amarok passed 79.6% of its 18,700 MOT tests in 2025 — 2.1 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 9 years old with 97,360 miles on the clock.

79.6%Pass rate (2025)

18,700MOT tests analysed

97,360 miMedian mileage at test

9 yrsMedian age at test

How the Amarok compares

Volkswagen Amarok

79.6%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Volkswagen average (all models)

77.6%

What fails most on the Volkswagen Amarok

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Amarok:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	3,268	35.4%
2	Suspension	1,803	19.5%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1,709	18.5%
4	Tyres	711	7.7%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	552	6.0%
6	Steering	464	5.0%

Pre-MOT checklist for Amarok owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Amarok pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2011	1,666	70.5%	+1.4 pts	128,888
2012	3,630	73.0%	+1.8 pts	122,620
2013	5,349	76.1%	+2.8 pts	121,258
2014	6,620	76.4%	+0.5 pts	106,135
2015	8,139	77.9%	-0.8 pts	97,830
2016	7,247	81.0%	-0.3 pts	88,735
2017	6,497	81.9%	-2.2 pts	80,056
2018	7,888	84.6%	-1.8 pts	70,910
2019	8,019	87.3%	-1.2 pts	58,340
2020	3,269	88.3%	-1.6 pts	49,274

Check a specific Amarok before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Volkswagen models

Golf77.8% pass rate · 782,869 tests Polo71.4% pass rate · 577,151 tests Transporter70.7% pass rate · 269,178 tests Tiguan81.4% pass rate · 184,098 tests Passat75.3% pass rate · 166,958 tests Caddy73.4% pass rate · 139,412 tests Up84.1% pass rate · 121,528 tests Touran73.2% pass rate · 67,815 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Volkswagen Amarok?

In 2025, 79.6% of 18,700 first MOT tests on the Volkswagen Amarok were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Amarok fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (35.4% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Volkswagen Amarok reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 79.6% it performs above the national average at a median age of 9 years and 97,360 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.