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Before you buy a used Alfa Romeo 4C.

2013–2020 · Petrol · 1 engine

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

Alfa Romeo 4C, real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

1.75 TBi

Petrol

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official Alfa Romeo dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.
Software permits passenger airbag deactivationAirbags and seat belts

How to check it: Check recall 6236 by VIN and obtain the manufacturer remedy; the notice does not detail the workshop procedure.

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On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

0 of 1 checked

Gearbox

  • Look out for: Rough or hesitant shifts, especially at low speed.

    Ask them to check: Test the gearbox at low speed and when manoeuvring; read its fault memory; check the date of the last belt change.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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