Reliability & cost of ownership
Western Alpine Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Western Alpine? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Western Alpine problems by model year
3 recall entries and 20 owner complaints on file across 5 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Alpine | 2 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Alpine | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Alpine | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Alpine | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Alpine | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Western Alpine, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering10 complaints
- service brakes6 complaints
- hydraulic3 complaints
- air2 complaints
- equipment1 complaint
- fuel system1 complaint
- gasoline1 complaint
- visibility1 complaint