A vehicular alternator failure determination apparatus is capable of making a
failure
determination accurately. The apparatus includes a maximum voltage detection part
(1) for detecting a maximum voltage of an alternator commutating device
which commutates an AC output of the alternator driven by an engine, a minimum
voltage detection part (2) for detecting a minimum voltage of the alternator
commutating device, a voltage difference calculation part (3) for detecting
a difference voltage from outputs of the maximum and minimum voltage detection
parts, and a failure determination part (4) which determines that the alternator
is in a failure state, when an output of the voltage difference calculation part
is equal to or greater than a prescribed voltage.