2025 model year · Second generation (NF)

Volkswagen Amarok payload capacity

Payload, 2025791–974 kg

Maker1,744–2,147 lb

The 2025 Volkswagen Amarok carries 791–974 kg of payload, depending on engine and trim.

Ratings: GVWR 3,100–3,350 kg; front axle 1,450–1,490 kg; rear axle 1,785–1,959 kg.

These are Volkswagen’s Australian-market figures, in metric units.

The Amarok Model Year 2025 brochure and specifications (September 2025 file)

Model years: 2019–2025
Configurations: 7
GVWR: 3,100–3,350 kg

Core 2.0 TDI automatic, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Tables

Amarok payload capacity by model year

Payload is the weight of people and cargo the vehicle may carry, a trailer’s tongue weight included. It is the GVWR less the weight of the vehicle as built, so every option that adds weight lowers it. GAWR is the most each axle may carry. Every 2025 Amarok has the Dual Cab. Figures in metric units; model years printed the same share one table, and a package that changes a figure gets its own row.

2025 Volkswagen Amarok

Second generation (NF): full specs

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2025 Volkswagen Amarok payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	Payload^{source 1}kg	GVWR^{source 1}kg	Front GAWR^{source 1}kg	Rear GAWR^{source 1}kg
2.0 single-turbo TDISelectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 6-speed automatic · Core	974	3,250	1,450	1,959
2.0 bi-turbo TDISelectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Life	920	3,230	1,450	1,959
2.0 bi-turbo TDISelectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Style	942	3,280	1,490	1,959
3.0 V6 TDISelectable 4MOTION with 4A: 2H, 4A, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Style	964	3,350	1,490	1,959
3.0 V6 TDISelectable 4MOTION with 4A: 2H, 4A, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · PanAmericana	963	3,350	1,490	1,959
3.0 V6 TDISelectable 4MOTION with 4A: 2H, 4A, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Aventura	791	3,190	1,490	1,785
2.3 turbo petrol TSISelectable 4MOTION with 4A: 2H, 4A, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Aventura	808	3,100	1,450	1,785

“Not published”: the maker doesn’t print it. —: not in the documents we hold yet. A number by a column’s name is the source of its figures that have none of their own. Scroll the table sideways for every column.

2023 Volkswagen Amarok

Second generation (NF): full specs

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2023 Volkswagen Amarok payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	Payload^{source 2}kg	GVWR^{source 2}kg	Front GAWR^{source 2}kg	Rear GAWR^{source 2}kg
2.0 single-turbo TDISelectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 6-speed manual · Core	1,065	3,250	1,450	1,959
2.0 single-turbo TDISelectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 6-speed automatic · Core	1,042	3,250	1,450	1,959
2.0 bi-turbo TDISelectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Life	988	3,230	1,450	1,959
2.0 bi-turbo TDISelectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Style	1,009	3,280	1,490	1,959
3.0 V6 TDISelectable 4MOTION with 4A: 2H, 4A, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Style, PanAmericana	1,031	3,350	1,490	1,959
3.0 V6 TDISelectable 4MOTION with 4A: 2H, 4A, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Aventura	858	3,190	1,490	1,785
2.3 turbo petrol TSISelectable 4MOTION with 4A: 2H, 4A, 4H, 4L · 10-speed automatic · Aventura	872	3,100	1,450	1,785

2021 Volkswagen Amarok

First generation (2H): full specs

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2021 Volkswagen Amarok payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	Payload^{source 3}kg	GVWR^{source 3}kg
2.0 bi-turbo TDI400Selectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 6-speed manual · Core	1,033	3,040
2.0 bi-turbo TDI420Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Core	1,018	3,040
3.0 V6 TDI500Selectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 6-speed manual · Core V6	1,004	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI550Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Core V6	989	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI550Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Sportline V6	976	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI580Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Aventura	836	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI580Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Highline V6	933	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI580Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · V6 W-Series	not in our data	3,080^{source 4}

2020 Volkswagen Amarok

First generation (2H). Show the table

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2020 Volkswagen Amarok payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	Payload^{source 5}kg	GVWR^{source 5}kg
2.0 bi-turbo TDI400Selectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 6-speed manual · Core	1,033	3,040
2.0 bi-turbo TDI420Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Core	1,018	3,040
2.0 bi-turbo TDI4204x2 rear-wheel drive · 8-speed automatic · Dual Cab 4x2	1,155	3,040
3.0 V6 TDI500Selectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 6-speed manual · Core V6	1,004	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI550Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Core V6	989	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI550Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Sportline V6	976	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI550Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Highline V6	933	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI580Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Highline 580 Black	871	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI580Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Ultimate V6 580	836	3,080
3.0 V6 TDI580Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · V6 580S	843^{source 6}	3,080^{source 6}

2019 Volkswagen Amarok

First generation (2H). Show the table

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2019 Volkswagen Amarok payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	Payload^{source 5}kg	GVWR^{source 5}kg
2.0 bi-turbo TDI400Selectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L · 6-speed manual · Core	1,033	3,040
2.0 bi-turbo TDI420Permanent 4MOTION 4x4, Torsen centre differential, no low range · 8-speed automatic · Core	1,033	3,040
2.0 bi-turbo TDI4204x2 rear-wheel drive · 8-speed automatic · Dual Cab 4x2	1,155	3,040

SourcesMakerThe small number by a figure says which document it is from.

Documents last checked Oct 12, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

02 / Over the years

How the Amarok payload capacity moved

The lowest and highest payload Volkswagen prints for each model year, newest first, across Second generation (NF) and First generation (2H).

The top figure fell by 122 kg, from 1,155 kg in 2020 to 1,033 kg in 2021.
The top figure fell by 91 kg, from 1,065 kg in 2023 to 974 kg in 2025.
The top figure rose by 32 kg, from 1,033 kg in 2021 to 1,065 kg in 2023 (Second generation (NF) replaced First generation (2H)).

Volkswagen Amarok payload capacity by model year
Model years	Lowest	Highest	Configurations	Full specs
2025Second generation (NF)	791 kg	974 kg	7	Second generation (NF) specs
2023Second generation (NF)	858 kg	1,065 kg	8	Second generation (NF) specs
2021First generation (2H)	836 kg	1,033 kg	7	First generation (2H) specs
2020First generation (2H)	836 kg	1,155 kg	10	First generation (2H) specs
2019First generation (2H)	1,033 kg	1,155 kg	3	First generation (2H) specs

03 / Most and least

Which Amarok leads and trails

Named as exactly as the maker’s table names it: model year, cab, bed, engine, drive and package.

Highest in 2025: 974 kg; 2025 2.0 single-turbo TDI, Dual Cab, Selectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L, 6-speed automatic, Core.
Lowest in 2025: 791 kg; 2025 3.0 V6 TDI, Dual Cab, Selectable 4MOTION with 4A: 2H, 4A, 4H, 4L, 10-speed automatic, Aventura.
Highest of any year, 2020: 1,155 kg; 2020 2.0 bi-turbo TDI420, Dual Cab, 4x2 rear-wheel drive, 8-speed automatic, Dual Cab 4x2.

04 / What changes it

What moves the Amarok payload capacity

Volkswagen’s own 2025 figures, split by the option that changes them.

By engine

3.0 V6 TDI791–964 kg
2.3 turbo petrol TSI808 kg
2.0 bi-turbo TDI920–942 kg
2.0 single-turbo TDI974 kg

By trim

Aventura791–808 kg
Life920 kg
Style942–964 kg
PanAmericana963 kg
Core974 kg

05 / Compared

Amarok against other midsize pickups

The newest model year we hold for each, payload capacity by Volkswagen’s and the other makers’ own documents.

midsize pickups compared on payload capacity
Model	Model year	Payload
Volkswagen Amarok	2025	791–974 kg
Isuzu D-Max	2025	901–1,350 kg
Mitsubishi Triton	2026	910–1,330 kg
Toyota HiLux	2020	≈734–1,275 kg
Nissan Navara	2025	1,004–1,126 kg

06 / Next

More on the Amarok

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07 / FAQ

Questions people ask

What is the payload capacity of the 2025 Amarok?

The 2025 Volkswagen Amarok carries 791–974 kg of payload, depending on engine and trim. Ratings: GVWR 3,100–3,350 kg; front axle 1,450–1,490 kg; rear axle 1,785–1,959 kg.

Which 2025 Amarok carries the most?

The 2025 2.0 single-turbo TDI, Dual Cab, Selectable 4MOTION: 2H, 4H, 4L, 6-speed automatic, Core, at 974 kg.

Which 2025 Amarok carries the least?

The 2025 3.0 V6 TDI, Dual Cab, Selectable 4MOTION with 4A: 2H, 4A, 4H, 4L, 10-speed automatic, Aventura, at 791 kg.

What changes the Amarok’s payload capacity?

Engine and trim, by Volkswagen’s own figures for 2025. By engine: 3.0 V6 TDI 791–964 kg; 2.3 turbo petrol TSI 808 kg; 2.0 bi-turbo TDI 920–942 kg; 2.0 single-turbo TDI 974 kg. By trim: Aventura 791–808 kg; Life 920 kg; Style 942–964 kg; PanAmericana 963 kg.

Has the Amarok’s payload capacity changed over the years?

2025: 791–974 kg; 2023: 858–1,065 kg; 2021: 836–1,033 kg; 2020: 836–1,155 kg; 2019: 1,033–1,155 kg. The top figure fell by 122 kg, from 1,155 kg in 2020 to 1,033 kg in 2021.

What is the GVWR of the 2025 Amarok?

3,100–3,350 kg by configuration. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with everything aboard; payload is what is left after the vehicle’s own weight.

These are Volkswagen’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.