2012 Volkswagen Amarok: MOT pass rate and reliability
72% of 2012 Volkswagen Amaroks pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,267 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 128,271 miles.
How the 2012 compares
- Against all Volkswagen Amaroks (80.1%, 20,655 tests): -8.1 points
- Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +1.2 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Volkswagen Amarok model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volkswagen Amarok:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 67.5% | 581 | 133,369 |
| 2012 | 72% | 1,267 | 128,271 |
| 2013 | 75.5% | 1,872 | 125,276 |
| 2014 | 74.5% | 2,358 | 113,649 |
| 2015 | 78.4% | 2,902 | 104,793 |
| 2016 | 80% | 2,580 | 97,497 |
| 2017 | 81.2% | 2,278 | 86,465 |
| 2018 | 84.3% | 2,803 | 78,124 |
| 2019 | 87% | 2,839 | 65,094 |
| 2020 | 89.3% | 1,166 | 57,067 |
What this means if you are buying a 2012 Amarok
The 2012 is a weaker year for this model, passing 8.1 points less often than the Volkswagen Amarok average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2012 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 14-year-old car fails on
A 2012 car is 14 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2012 Volkswagen Amarok the average at test was 128,271 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 89.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 67.5%. That 21.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2011 Volkswagen Amarok - 67.5%
- 2013 Volkswagen Amarok - 75.5%
- 2014 Volkswagen Amarok - 74.5%
- 2015 Volkswagen Amarok - 78.4%