2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Unknown or other3
• Electrical system3
• Fuel system, gasoline2
• Forward collision avoidance1
• Back over prevention1
• Fuel/propulsion system1
• Power train1
• Air bags1
• Visibility/wiper1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2021

5,250 new Alfa Romeo Giulia cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2021; the largest markets were Italy (1,916), Germany (884), France (536).

Average mass

1,583 kg

Average CO₂

163 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

179 kW

Fuel type recorded

Petrol 54% · Diesel 46%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Real-world fuel consumption

1,418 Alfa Romeo Giulia cars first registered in Europe in 2021 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Diesel versions use 6.3 l/100 km on the road against 5.0 in the WLTP test (+26%).

Litres per 100 km from the cars' own fuel meters (OBFCM), collected in 2024; the year is the year of first registration. All years together · European Environment Agency · CC BY 4.0

Engines

The most common engines in 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (148 kW, 198 hp), 2.0 petrol (206 kW, 276 hp) and 2.9 petrol (375 kW, 503 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

216 first registered in 2021 are on Dutch roads; 51% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €60,819.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde48
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld32
• Band onvoldoende profiel18
• Band beschadigd8
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm7
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage5
• Remverschil op 1 as te groot2
• Emissiebestrijdingssysteem niet compleet2

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

694 cars built in 2021 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 15 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

In Finland

21 of these cars first registered in 2021 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 67,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

50 2021 cars are on the New Zealand register; 6% arrived as used imports, 92% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 3 variants: combined 8.7–11.6 L/100 km (about 20–27 mpg US), CO₂ 205–271 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls in Canada

5 Transport Canada recalls for the 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Alfa Romeo told its dealers about the 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)