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Volkswagen Amarok v6 tdi vs Volkswagen Transporter: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Volkswagen Amarok v6 tdi
100%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Transporter
73%
MOT pass rate · 355,535 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Amarok v6 tdi (100%) and Volkswagen Transporter (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Volkswagen Amarok v6 tdi Volkswagen Transporter
MOT pass rate 100% ✓ 73%
MOT failure rate 0% ✓ 27%
Faults & advisories per test 1.0 ✓ 2.4
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 53,595 mi 137,029 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 355,535

Most common faults

Volkswagen Amarok v6 tdi

  1. Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
  2. both front tyres worn on edges
  3. Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both rears (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  5. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Volkswagen Transporter

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Amarok v6 tdi (100%) and Volkswagen Transporter (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen Amarok v6 tdi report Full Volkswagen Transporter report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.