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Alfa Romeo Giulia years to avoid
No year to avoid stands out. Best years: 2020.
No Alfa Romeo Giulia model year stands out. None from 2017 to 2020 draws 1.5 times the median of 8 complaints for each year on the road, and the highest is not clearly ahead of the next, so the individual car and its history matter more than the year.
- 102complaints
- 7recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 26, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
- No year stands out.
Best years
2020
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2017 has the most complaints of any Alfa Romeo Giulia year here: 102 of 102 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 31 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 7% of Alfa Romeo Giulia complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report stalling also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 18, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 24 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2018 (86), 2019 (46), 2020 (18).
Year by year
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia
102 owner complaints, 10 for each year on the road (1.3 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (31 reports), fuel pump (26 reports) and misfire (17 reports). 7 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. 7 recalls, including 25V-586 on the fuel system and 18V-828 on the engine.
Questions
What Alfa Romeo Giulia years should you avoid?
No Alfa Romeo Giulia model year stands out. None from 2017 to 2020 draws 1.5 times the median of 8 complaints for each year on the road, and the highest is not clearly ahead of the next, so the individual car and its history matter more than the year.
What are the best years for the Alfa Romeo Giulia?
The 2020 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 18, or 3 for each year on the road.
What is the most common problem on the Alfa Romeo Giulia?
Stalling, with 31 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2017.
How many recalls does the Alfa Romeo Giulia have?
7 recall campaigns cover the Alfa Romeo Giulia model years 2017 on this site.
How many Alfa Romeo Giulia complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
7% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Alfa Romeo Giulia?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.