Volkswagen Amarok 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

13.5% of 3,452 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Amarok first registered in 2020 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.4 (95% CI 91.3–109.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2020 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Volkswagen Amarok built in 2020 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	13.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	3452
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 91.3–109.5)	100.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	3452
Rank among this model's 10 build years	7	of 10	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	3452
Tested in 2024	1679	tests	median 50,317 miles	2024	1679

Built 2020 against Volkswagen Amarok normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 12.6% vs 12.5%; age 4: 14.4% vs 14.4%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2020 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 2020 Volkswagen Amarok fail at each age?

Cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4 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 2020: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	1,773	12.6	11.2–14.3	12.5	101.2
4	1,679	14.4	12.8–16.1	14.4	99.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,452 (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 2020 Volkswagen Amarok?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2020 is visibility: 5.8 items per 100 first tests, against 7.1 across all build years of the Volkswagen Amarok. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Amarok built 2020 against the Volkswagen Amarok in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2020, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	5.8	7.1	202
Brakes	5.8	12.4	201
Tyres	4.2	4.2	145
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.2	9.7	110
Noise, emissions and leaks	1.7	1.9	59

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,483 (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 2020 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Volkswagen Amarok, 2020 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2019: index 99.0.

Volkswagen Amarok build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2011	111.3	105.2–117.4	worse (rough estimate)	3,625
2012	112.7	108.3–117.1	worse	7,776
2013	98.9	95.4–102.5	no different	11,268
2014	96.3	93.0–99.6	better	13,921
2015	99.3	96.1–102.5	no different	17,264
2016	97.8	94.2–101.4	no different	15,519
2017	99.7	95.4–104.0	no different	12,037
2018	105.1	100.3–109.8	worse	11,246
2019	99.0	93.8–104.2	no different	9,642
2020	100.4	91.3–109.5	no 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 2020 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/2020/

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.

Volkswagen Amarok 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2020 Volkswagen Amarok fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2020 Volkswagen Amarok?

How does 2020 compare with the years around it?

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