FaultScore

Worst years for a Western Alpine Coach

Owners have filed 54 complaints about the Western Alpine Coach with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2006. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Western Alpine Coach

17 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.

Cleanest on record

2004 Western Alpine Coach

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Western Alpine Coach year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2006 8 0 0 15,820 Steering
2005 C 17 0 0 26,020 Steering
2004 A 10 0 0 Steering
2001 4 2 0 Electrical System
2000 C 11 0 0 28,200 Brakes
1999 3 0 0 Brakes
1998 1 0 0 Equipment & Accessories

What breaks on a Western Alpine Coach

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Steering 30 55.6%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 9 16.7%

Worst in 2000

Body & Structure 5 9.3%

Worst in 2004

Equipment & Accessories 4 7.4%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 2 3.7%

Worst in 2001

Suspension 1 1.9%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.9%

Worst in 2000

Lights 1 1.9%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.9%

Worst in 1999

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Western Alpine Coach, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2001 peak 26 Oct 2009

Compare the Western Alpine Coach

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.