Does the Volkswagen Amarok fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Volkswagen Amarok records 1.13 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.69 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.56, 95% interval −4.70 to −4.41). It ranks 536 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Volkswagen Amarok by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Amarok is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 278 times in 2019–2024.

Volkswagen Amarok: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	278	0.26
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	141	0.13
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	140	0.13
Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap	127	0.12
Fuel system leaking excessively or a risk of fire	71	0.07

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 106,093 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Volkswagen Amarok fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

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