Pass rate, every year
927 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+11.0 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
927 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+11.0 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2020 92.1%
The strongest of the 2 years on record. See the 2020 page →
Worst year to buy
2019 91.1%
1.0 points below the 2020 peak. See the 2019 page →
The Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT pass rate is 92.0%, +11.0 percentage points above the UK average. That is 927 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2019 and 2020. This page lists the most common Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Volkswagen Amarok Avent passed on its first attempt in 91.4%, and its overall record sits +11.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Volkswagen Amarok Avent in the 2023–2025 data: 927 tests across 2 model years (2019–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 927 |
| Overall pass rate | 92.0% |
| Passed on first attempt | 91.4% |
| Average mileage at test | 49,410 mi |
| Model years covered | 2019–2020 (2 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +11.0 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Volkswagen Amarok Avent, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 30% |
| Brakes | 30% |
| Tyres | 14% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 4% |
Shares are over the Volkswagen Amarok Avent's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 30% of the recorded Volkswagen Amarok Avent failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (2.6%), "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (0.1%), "Windscreen excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view" (0.1%) among the Volkswagen Amarok Avent's visibility faults.
Around 30% of the recorded Volkswagen Amarok Avent failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (1.2%), "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (0.8%), "Parking brake performance inoperative on one side" (0.5%) among the Volkswagen Amarok Avent's brakes faults.
Around 14% of the recorded Volkswagen Amarok Avent failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (1.2%), "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (0.1%) among the Volkswagen Amarok Avent's tyres faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Volkswagen Amarok Avent, each with how many of the model's 927 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Volkswagen Amarok Avent model year on record is 2020 (92.1% across 826 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (91.1%). The gap between them is 1.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Amarok Avent | 826 | 92.1% |
| 2019 Amarok Avent | 101 | 91.1% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Volkswagen Amarok Avent's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Volkswagen Amarok Avent.
the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
the lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Volkswagen Amarok Avent. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
92.0% of the 927 recorded Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT tests ended in a pass, +11.0 percentage points above the national average. 91.4% of those passed on the first attempt.
2020 is the strongest Volkswagen Amarok Avent year on record at 92.1%, while 2019 is the weakest at 91.1%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Volkswagen Amarok Avent failures are "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" and "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" — together around 4% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.