Volkswagen Amarok: best and worst years

2 generations sold in Australia, rated from our guides

Best bet: 2H (2011-2022) (top pick in our guide).

2011-20222H

Top pick

Our top pick: 6 known problems, 3 high-severity. Worst to watch for: Timing chain tensioner failure; DPF regen failure.

Full 2H guide →

2022-20262X (NF)

No strong verdict

No strong verdict either way: 2 known problems, 1 high-severity. Worst to watch for: V6 Lion camshaft sprocket recall.

Full 2X guide →

Verdicts are the ratings in each FlamingCars guide; reasons and year notes come from the problems those guides list. Always get an independent pre-purchase inspection.