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VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/volkswagen/amarok

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Volkswagen

Model: Amarok

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 126,960 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

81.0%

Share of this model's 126,960 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

30.9 mpg

CO2 emission

244 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£360/yr

Average vehicle miles

107,565

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

122,851

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

9.1

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

18,785

18,785 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

126,960

126,960 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

18,785On the road

Insight summary

Volkswagen Amarok is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 18,785 represented vehicles and 0.05% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 81.0% from 126,960 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 51. The current pool shows an average of 107,565 miles and an average age of 9.1 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 122,851 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, parking brake and engine warning light. The practical read is that the Volkswagen Amarok looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	18,783
PETROL	2

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

84%

Children

90%

Pedestrian

74%

Safety systems

84%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	3,298
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	2,884
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	1,977
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	1,275
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1,043
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,021
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	916
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	914
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	871
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	804
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	758
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	742
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	720
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	625
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	619
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	617
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	583
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	576
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	572
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	566
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	491
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	460
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	451
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	449
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	440

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 23,672 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

3,298

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

2,884

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

1,977

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

1,275

Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

1,043

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,021

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

916

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

914

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

871

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

804

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

758

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

742

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

720

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

625

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

619

Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

617

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

583

Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))

576

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

572

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

566

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

491

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

460

Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))

451

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

449

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

440

Volkswagen Amarok reliability and MOT data