Alfa Romeo Giulia

146 complaints across 4 scored model years and 16 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Alfa Romeo Giulia Full report

Grade 2017–2020

2017 vs model median 2.3×

Model median3× median

Electrical 13

Engine 9

Fuel System 5

Avoid

2017

Best

2019 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Alfa Romeo Giulia
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2017	2.28×	50	F
2018	1.11×	35	C
2019	0.89×	20	C
2020	0.34×	12	B
2024 P	0.34×	12	B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	26
City / Highway	23 / 31
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,900

Recalls

16 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
24V510000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2017–2024	337,128
25V667000	BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION	2020, 2024	62,910
25V586000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2017–2019	53,849
18V636000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	2017, 2018	34,357
19V551000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	2018, 2019	21,914
19V148000	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL	2017–2019	19,114
21V878000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:PRESSURE SENSOR	2020	11,419
24V512000	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	2017–2024	9,037

+ 8 further campaigns

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura TL	2012	C
Acura TLX	20152020	C
Acura TSX	2010	C
Audi A4	none flagged	B
Audi A4 Allroad	2013	C
Audi A5	none flagged	C
Audi S4	none flagged	B
Audi S5	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2017 Giulia

Complaints in window: 50
Severity-weighted: 101
Model median (weighted): 44
vs model median: 2.28×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 7
Open investigations: 0

Score 27.9 F