Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Pass rate, every year

92.0% Above average

927 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.

+11.0 pts vs the national average

MOT PASS RATES

How the Volkswagen Amarok Avent really fares

92.0% of its MOTs pass — over 927 class-4 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rates

Every figure on this page comes from the DVSA's MOT test record.

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.

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Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

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.

MeasureThis model
Tests analysed927
Overall pass rate92.0%
Passed on first attempt91.4%
Average mileage at test49,410 mi
Model years covered2019–2020 (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.

Most Common Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT Problems by Failure Category

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 Est. recorded instances
Visibility 30% 27
Brakes 30% 27
Tyres 14% 12
Body, chassis, structure 10% 9
Noise, emissions and leaks 7% 6
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 4% 4
Identification of the vehicle 4% 4

Shares are over the Volkswagen Amarok Avent's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Visibility

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.

Brakes

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.

Tyres

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.

Top Recorded Volkswagen Amarok Avent DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

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.

  • "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 24 Volkswagen Amarok Avent tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 11 Volkswagen Amarok Avent tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 11 Volkswagen Amarok Avent tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 7 Volkswagen Amarok Avent tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 6 Volkswagen Amarok Avent tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 5 Volkswagen Amarok Avent tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Volkswagen Amarok Avent Model Years by Pass Rate

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 First attempt Avg mileage Most common failure
2020 Amarok Avent 826 92.1% 91.5% 53,717 mi Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting drive
2019 Amarok Avent 101 91.1% 90.2% 45,103 mi Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Volkswagen Amarok Avent Owners

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.

Frequently Asked Questions: Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT & Reliability

What is the Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT pass rate?

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.

Which Volkswagen Amarok Avent model years pass the MOT most often?

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.

What are the most common Volkswagen Amarok Avent MOT failures?

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.