2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia problems
Owners have filed 137 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 31% of complaints. After that come engine (17%) and electrical system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 137 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 20,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 36 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 20,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 56,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Alfa Romeo Giulia with enough data (66 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Car speed up on it on, and would not stop ,tried to push brake pad car still didn't stop car cash into another car air bag catch on fire shot some kind of metal piece in my leg and put a hole in my leg and metal pieces hit my face and burn it had to go to hospital with injuries due to this
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 alfa romeo giulia. While driving 40 MPH, a loud abnormal noise was heard coming from the vehicle. The contact noticed that the sun roof was shattered. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,900.
The contact's husband owns a 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 60 MPH, several braking system warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel, including the ABS warning light. Upon depression of the brake pedal, the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard, and the braking system failed to operate as needed. Due to the failure, the contact's husband activated the hazard lights and coasted the vehicle to the residence.