Alpine A110
Registered from 2018 to 2024.
About this model
The Alpine A110 is a sports car produced by French automobile manufacturer Alpine from 1963 to 1977. The car was styled as a "berlinetta", which in the post-WWII era refers to a small enclosed two-door berline, better-known as a coupé. The Alpine A110 succeeded the earlier A108. The car was powered by a succession of Renault engines. A car also named Alpine A110 was introduced in 2017.
From the Wikipedia article Alpine A110, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2019 1.8 petrol. 13 of 165 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 63% of 2019 cars. The typical one fails 9%, across 908 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 46% | 6 |
| Tyres and wheels | 38% | 5 |
| Brakes | 15% | 2 |
| Visibility | 8% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Abnormal lag in brake operation on a wheel
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 98% of 2019 cars — 46% of its 13 failed tests, where an ordinary 2019 car has 7%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 46% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyres and wheels — 38% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 15% of its failures
- Abnormal lag in brake operation on a wheel
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.
- Visibility — 8% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.8 petrol · 264 hp · 1174 kg · 2420 mm wheelbase · 6.8 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 1.8 petrol · 1169 kg · 2420 mm wheelbase · 6.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.8 petrol · 248 hp · 1163 kg · 2420 mm wheelbase · 6.5 L/100km (WLTP) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/00862/23
The chassis may deform due to errors in the production. This can lead to loss of vehicle control, creating a risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
OR/00007/25
Due to an error in the configuration of the engraving machine, the rim width is incorrectly engraved on the rear wheel rims as 7½ X18CH5-ET35 instead of 8½ X18CH5-ET46. The actual specification of the wheel rims and the wheels fitted to the vehicles is correct, at 8½ X18CH5-ET46. This increases the possibility that unsuitable tyres may be fitted (rim and wheel) in the event of a tyre change. As a result, this can lead to tyre damage and loss of vehicle stability and handling, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users