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Volkswagen AMAROK - 2015

144.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen AMAROK, model year 2015. Sample size: 3,363 cars, 7,862 tests and 11,382 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,363 cars

The 2015 Volkswagen Amarok shows an overall defect rate of 145 per 100 vehicles, which is 15% lower than the average for cars of the same year, indicating a better-than-average reliability. Mileage-related trends reveal that defects increase significantly with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the Amarok experiences 303 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to 341 for the average car. Notably, the Amarok excels in categories such as brakes, steering, and body/structure, showing significantly fewer defects than average in these areas. However, it does face more issues with lights and electrics, where it has a higher defect rate than the yearly average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,363 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 27.3% better
61.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 44.4% better
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering linkage component with: excessive movement between components or likely to become detached
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering linkage component with: relative movement between components which should be fixed
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 0.0% better
16.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 15.8% worse
35.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 15.5% better
150.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 56.4% better
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 2.5% worse
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 19.7% better
10.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions test unable to be completed

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 342 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,929
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,073
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 788
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 501
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 397
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 320
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 315
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 315
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 288
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 279

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 274
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 222
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 212
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 197
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 153
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 112
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 103
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 91
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 89