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2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia Brakes Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
9%of 89 total for the year
Median mileage
26,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the brakes of the 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 9% of the 89 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Automatic emergency breaking occurred with no warning on a road, that while lanes were closed due to construction, had no observable obstructions including steel plates, etc. The warning occurred a fraction of a second prior to the braking and I only noticed it in retrospect. The car was traveling 25 - 30 MPH on a city street that had its right lane being resurfaced. There were no cars immediately in front of me and the car behind me was several car lengths back. There were temporary lane markers divinging the north and south bound lanes. …”

NHTSA complaint #11144290, filed 2018-10, 5,000 miles

“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”

NHTSA complaint #11512643, filed 2023-03

“I was in the 10 East, in upland, 300 yard after Euclid exit, I just got into the freeway, there was a lot of traffic, we were going slow and my breaks totally stop working!!!! And I hit the car in front of me !!!”

NHTSA complaint #11428664, filed 2021-08

“I was advised by the Alfa Romeo dealership that the rear brake pads and rotors will need replacement, while the front brakes are fine. This occurred at 31,500 miles. According to the dealership, this is common and rear brakes on this car typically need replacement at 20,000 miles. Alfa's customer service confirmed this. The dealer also stated that this is related to the electric parking brake. In my opinion, this is a safety issue as a typical driver does not expect brake replacement after such a short period of time. …”

NHTSA complaint #11353142, filed 2020-09

“Components that failed were both the rear brake warning sensor, rear brake rotors and on further inspection by Benson Alfa Romeo dealership, the front brake rotors had failed even though the front sensors triggered the visit to the dealer for routine service. The full failure of the rear brake rotors that is occurring (as I live in the mountains) would have been catastrophic. The dealership diagnosed the problem and replaced all four rotors, pads and sensors. The event was reported to Chrysler and filed as a warranty issue but ask that I pay as Chrysler declines to cover these items. …”

NHTSA complaint #11431717, filed 2021-09

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2020317%
2019511%
201889%
201766%

Other parts of the 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia

Fuel system
42 complaints
Engine
21 complaints
Electrical system
20 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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