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Sony Alpha 1 (A1)

What is likely to break, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked reports.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 failure reports

Reliability summary

What is likely to go wrong, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked failure reports.

Reliability signal

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1 failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

Need at least 5 failure-signal reports before showing an A–F grade.

Most common issue
Firmware 3.01 bricked Wi-Fi; out-of-warranty paid module replace
Typical first failure
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Median of reports with timing
Median repair cost
$170
Reported costs only
Highest reported repair
$170
Not a guarantee

What breaks?

Failure types

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  • Firmware 3.01 bricked Wi-Fi; out-of-warranty paid module replace1 · 100%

When does it break?

Failure timing

Months after purchase, using reports that included timing.

No timing data yet for this model.

What does it cost?

Reported repair costs

Distribution of owner-reported repair costs — not a quote or guarantee.

Median months to failure

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Failure reports

1

Median repair cost

$170

Still recommend

0%

% repaired

0%

% mfr warranty

0%

% extended warranty

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% support helpful

0%

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Firmware 3.01 bricked Wi-Fi; out-of-warranty paid module replace

Wi-Fi + Bluetooth module

$170

Source-linkedVerify source — Reddit post

Reddit r/SonyAlpha (Japan repair): Sony A1 Wi-Fi worked on firmware 1.32 then failed after 3.01 update. Service denied firmware causation, required ~¥25,000 (~$170) to replace 2x2 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module out of warranty.

UnverifiedEvidence ★★★☆☆Not under mfr warranty
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Months until failure

Not stated

Repair cost

$170

Repaired

No

Manufacturer warranty

No

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

No

Would recommend

No

AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

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