2014 Volkswagen Amarok: MOT pass rate and reliability

74.5% of 2014 Volkswagen Amaroks pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,358 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 113,649 miles.

How the 2014 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Amaroks (80.1%, 20,655 tests): -5.6 points
  • Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): -0.9 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 2014 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 2014 Amarok

The 2014 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.6 points less often than the Volkswagen Amarok average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2014 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 12-year-old car fails on

A 2014 car is 12 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 2014 Volkswagen Amarok the average at test was 113,649 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 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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