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Volkswagen Amarok 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

32.6% of 7,776 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Amarok first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 112.7 (95% CI 108.3–117.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Volkswagen Amarok fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen Amarok built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time32.6%all ages tested2019–20247776
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 108.3–117.1)112.7index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20247776
Rank among this model's 10 build years10of 101 = fails least for its age2019–20247776
Tested in 20241187testsmedian 122,601 miles20241187
line · Volkswagen Amarok built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 29.4% vs model normal 25.3% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Volkswagen Amarok normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 29.4% vs 25.3%; age 8: 32.6% vs 26.8%; age 9: 32.1% vs 28%; age 10: 34% vs 30%; age 11: 33% vs 30.5%; age 12: 35% vs 33.9%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 Volkswagen Amarok by registration · All Volkswagen Amarok MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2012 Volkswagen Amarok fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Volkswagen Amarok built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
71,36929.427.1–31.925.3116.3
81,29632.630.1–35.226.8121.8
91,35632.129.6–34.628114.6
101,3093431.5–36.630113.4
111,2593330.4–35.630.5108.2
121,1873532.4–37.833.9103.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,776 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2012 Volkswagen Amarok?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 25.3 items per 100 first tests, against 9.7 across all build years of the Volkswagen Amarok. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Amarok built 2012 against the Volkswagen Amarok in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.39.71,968
Brakes20.212.41,572
Visibility11.97.1922
Suspension11.25.7873
Tyres6.14.2475

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,776 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Volkswagen Amarok, 2012 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 111.3. 2013: index 98.9.

Volkswagen Amarok build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2011111.3105.2–117.4worse (rough estimate)3,625
2012112.7108.3–117.1worse7,776
201398.995.4–102.5no different11,268
201496.393.0–99.6better13,921
201599.396.1–102.5no different17,264
201697.894.2–101.4no different15,519
201799.795.4–104.0no different12,037
2018105.1100.3–109.8worse11,246
201999.093.8–104.2no different9,642
2020100.491.3–109.5no different (rough estimate)3,452

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 105,750 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Volkswagen Amarok 2012 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/volkswagen-amarok/2012/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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