What breaks most · 2017 to 2025 model years
Alfa Romeo Giulia problems by year
Owners have filed 273 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Alfa Romeo Giulia across model years 2017 to 2025. One year stands out: 2017 for fuel system complaints. The quietest years are 2023, 2022 and 2021.
- Years to check closely: 2017
- Fewest complaints: 2023, 2022, 2021
- Complaints on file
- 2732017 to 2025, all trims
- Worst year
- 2017100 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 232 fires · 13 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 17kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 49Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 7 | 7 | Fuel system (41) | |
| 86 | 6 | 9 | Fuel system (31) | |
| 45 | 8 | 7 | Fuel system (16) | |
| 18 | 0 | 9 | Unknown or other (5) | |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Electrical system (3) | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | Electrical system (1) | |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | Wipers and visibility (1) | |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Unknown or other (3) | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Wipers and visibility (1) |
What fails on the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 41% |
41 | 3 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 34% |
34 | 4 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| EngineEngine gaskets and seals | 31% |
31 | 3 | Shop all engine parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 11% |
11 | 0 | — |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 9% |
9 | 0 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Exterior lightingHeadlights, tail lights and bulbs | 8% |
8 | 1 | Shop all exterior lighting parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| BrakesBrake pads, rotors and calipers | 6% |
6 | 4 | Shop all brakes parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Stability controlABS and wheel speed sensors | 5% |
5 | 1 | Shop all stability control parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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My car keeps going into limp mode seasonally, it also emits bad odors when given throttle, and it is definitely lacking power. Situation has also caused a misfire on my 3rd cylinder and a super rough idle and start
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Alfa Romeo Giulia years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2017 carries the most filings on the Alfa Romeo Giulia. The 2017 alone has 100 complaints, led by fuel system.
What is the most common Alfa Romeo Giulia problem?
On the 2017 model year, the most-reported component is fuel system with 41 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Alfa Romeo Giulia problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Alfa Romeo Giulia complaints that include mileage is about 17,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.