Car statistics
Alpine car statistics
How many Alpine cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Alpine model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 3,677 +162.6% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 68 0.01% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 187 4.8% of those still registered
- New registrations in 2025 1,720 0.085% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Electric 57.2% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 5 naming 2 Alpine models
How many Alpine cars are on the road?
There were 3,677 Alpine cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 187 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Alpine the No. 68 make on the road. That is the most on the road at any year end since 2018. Electric makes up 57.2% of licensed Alpine cars, against 5.5% of all cars.
Alpine cars licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 131 |
| 2019 | 283 |
| 2020 | 362 |
| 2021 | 554 |
| 2022 | 786 |
| 2023 | 1,012 |
| 2024 | 1,326 |
| 2025 | 2,955 |
| 2026 | 3,677 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Alpine cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Alpine models
2 Alpine models have a page of their own. The most common is the Alpine A290, with 2,093 licensed: 56.9% of all Alpine cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
New Alpine cars registered each year
Registrations of new Alpine cars in Great Britain peaked at 1,720 in 2025. In 2025, 1,720 were registered for the first time: 0.085% of all new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’18 | 140 |
| ’19 | 173 |
| ’20 | 108 |
| ’21 | 204 |
| ’22 | 286 |
| ’23 | 296 |
| ’24 | 373 |
| ’25 | 1,720 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Alpine’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.006% |
| 2019 | 0.008% |
| 2020 | 0.007% |
| 2021 | 0.012% |
| 2022 | 0.018% |
| 2023 | 0.016% |
| 2024 | 0.019% |
| 2025 | 0.085% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Alpine safety recalls
DVSA lists 5 safety recalls naming a Alpine car model since 1992, across 2 models. 4 were launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking Alpine No. 50 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several Alpine models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2019 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’19 | 1 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 1 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 1 |
| ’24 | 1 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
| Model | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Alpine A110 | 4 |
| Alpine A390 | 1 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest Alpine recalls
- 24 Oct 2024 Incorrect Label Tyre Informaiton Alpine A110
- 4 Dec 2023 On affected vehicles the fuel supply to the engine can be reduced or even made impossible due to the friction of the impeller an internal component of the fuel pump. Alpine A110
- 13 Jul 2021 On affected vehicles there is a potential fault with the fuel pump module. This could result in the vehicle not starting and in rare circumstances a loss of torque or engine stalling. Alpine A110
- 23 Jul 2019 Oil pressure control solenoid valve and sleeve may malfunction Alpine A110
Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Alpine. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Riley | 4,165 | −1.3% | Petrol |
| 65 | Chevrolet Gmc | 3,904 | −0.4% | Petrol |
| 67 | Dodge | 3,701 | −13.4% | Petrol |
| 68 | Alpine | 3,677 | +162.6% | Electric |
| 69 | Sunbeam | 3,363 | −0.6% | Petrol |
| 70 | Kgm | 3,285 | +77.9% | Petrol |
| 71 | Hillman | 3,057 | −1.5% | Petrol |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 15 September 2026 |
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 525 makes on the record.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
- First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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