2020 Volkswagen Amarok: MOT pass rate and reliability

89.3% of 2020 Volkswagen Amaroks pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,166 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 57,067 miles.

How the 2020 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Amaroks (80.1%, 20,655 tests): +9.2 points
  • Against all 2020 cars (89.4%): -0.1 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 2020 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 2020 Amarok

The 2020 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 9.2 points more often than the Volkswagen Amarok average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 6-year-old car fails on

A 2020 car is 6 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2020 Volkswagen Amarok the average at test was 57,067 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.

2020 is the strongest year on record for this model at 89.3%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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