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 226 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 | Reliability forecast → |
| 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 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Giulia | 0 | 17 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Giulia | 7 | 40 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Giulia | 9 | 81 | 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 system70 complaints
- engine60 complaints
- electrical system58 complaints
- unknown or other31 complaints
- service brakes21 complaints
- power train15 complaints
- fuel system15 complaints
- gasoline15 complaints