2012 Volkswagen Amarok

Recalls, inspection results and owner complaints for the 2012 Volkswagen Amarok, from official sources in the US, Canada and Europe. To check one specific car, enter its VIN or plate.

Recalls (US model-wide)

We checked recall campaigns for this vehicle, or for its model where the register works by model.

Source: NHTSA (US Department of Transportation) · US public domain

Recalls (EU Safety Gate)

We checked the EU Safety Gate for recall alerts naming this model and its production years.

Source: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC BY 4.0, © European Union

What we found

2013-12-10Alert A12/1849/13: Amarok
Production: 2012-2013-2014 vehicles . Types: 2H and SIB-MY withTDI 2,0 l CR engine..

Inspections in Norway (model-wide)

How cars of this model and year did at Norway's periodic inspection, across a full year of tests.

Source: Statens vegvesen, periodic inspections (EU-kontroll) · CC BY 4.0

Inspections: 153
Passed first time: 36%
All 2012 cars: 40%
Dangerous fault found: 3%
Typical mileage: 200,000–250,000 km
Faults: Lights and electrical: 42% of cars
Faults: Brakes: 39% of cars
Faults: Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension: 31% of cars
Faults: Chassis: 15% of cars

Other years of the Volkswagen Amarok

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