Reliability & cost of ownership
Alfa Romeo Giulia Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Alfa Romeo Giulia? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Alfa Romeo Giulia problems by model year
23 recall entries and 237 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Giulia | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2024 Giulia | 0 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Giulia | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Giulia | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Giulia | 0 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Giulia | 0 | 18 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Giulia | 7 | 44 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Giulia | 9 | 86 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Giulia | 7 | 65 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Alfa Romeo Giulia, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- fuel/propulsion system76 complaints
- engine62 complaints
- electrical system60 complaints
- unknown or other32 complaints
- service brakes21 complaints
- fuel system19 complaints
- gasoline19 complaints
- power train15 complaints