Buying a USED Alfa Romeo Giulietta? You've been…

The myth that Alfa's are unreliable is sooooo out of date. I've had a few (Mainly giulietta Cloverleafs and now have a Giulia veloce) and never had an ounce of trouble from them. Here in the UK they are just above Audi and Mercedes in the warranty figures and just below BMW with 87% of new cars having no issues within warranty. So the tag of being unreliable is from the poor builds of the 80s and very early 90s.

I am so sick of hearing about the reliability rep, meanwhile everyone I know with their German cars have a new very expensive issue every single week

The Giulietta is actually extremely reliable with no known issues really in both 1.4 and 1750 engines and also the diesels.

Sold my mk7 GTI to buy a Giulietta QV, never looked back. Third year of ownership and I am loving it, car feels alive compared to the GTI and it's a head turner, especially with a few mods.

I had a Giulietta Sportiva 170 hp from 2014-18 and no problems. Bought a new Giulietta Veloce 🍀 in 2018 and it's really fun and absolutely no problems. I've already taken her twice on vacation to Italy, everything was great.

I've done nearly 95k miles in my Giulietta. Apart from the usual wear and tear and one small issue with a DPM thing, she hasn't skipped a beat!

WTF is that mechanic talking about xD? He was suppose to provide some reliable info and he just cited myths from 20 years ago. Clearly he has no idea about 2010+ models. He didn't even mentioned engines - pretty reliable diesel and awesome 1.4 120HP without multiair, which is even LPG friendly. Those Multiair engines can be reliable too when you care about it.

Unreliability in Alfas is an old mytth, a lie deeded by other makers. They are great cars and sometimes much more reliable than some Germans like Audi, BMW or vw

This generation of Alfa's are actually very reliable. True they definitely have their niggles and QC issues - but the faults are usually minor and not expensive to repair. Most of the supposedly 'reliable' German brands actually now look very poor on paper for reliability and horendous on the average cost of repair. But as always reputation sticks so people still think Alfa= liability and VW/Audi= reliability, whereas in fact the roles are very much reversed.

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta was the best looking compact car, and 10 years later it's timeless, and still a great car. I have a Giulietta Veloce 240 bhp, and I love it. Not perfect, but very pleasant to drive and so beautiful!

Been commuting 80km per day in my second hand 2015 Giulietta QV for eighteen months now with almost zero issues. Car has racked up nearly 135000km. A tiny crack in header tank (replaced) and a broken clip in top dashboard glovebox. Super fun, super reliable!

I have to say again - this is one of the best car channels on YouTube, hands down. The combination of everyman/mechanic view of the cars is absolute genius.

I had a giulietta for 6 years,they stole my car 1 month ago.All i have to say is that the car was super reliable.The funny thing is that there are about 900 comments below saying that the car is super reliable but Jim says it's a crap that will cost you lots of money cause every part of this car fails.I could bet that Jim has seen a Giulietta only in photographs,the guy has no idea about this car. If this guy is really a mechanic,then i am administrator of NASA.

We bought a used one in Perth. Drove around WA for 3 months then crossed Australia to Queensland. We serviced it after the purchase. All we did on the trip was put fuel in. Our tool kit was a screwdriver. When we arrived in Brisbane another service, just oil & filters. Fuel consumption for the trip was 5.7 l/100k Totally reliable.

Ive had a 2017 giulietta Veloce for 3 years, with no issues. Absolutely brilliant car. My last car was a audi S3 and I was sick of it in the end, they are everywhere you look these days. I Wanted something different the alfa just stands out! I love the fact I can drive for hours without see another one. My next car will definitely be an alfa giulia or stelvio.

“All the nobs feel good” - thats what she said

My wife and I have had our 2011 QV since new, and are still in love with ours! Yes, the rear hatch wiring loom was a problem, and there were a couple of other minor gremlins, but otherwise it's been super reliable and an absolute blast and joy to drive and own. We've made sure to service it religiously with Zagame's all the way and we feel like it's going to be with us for a while yet. Love it!

I know that alfas are supposed to be unreliable but, i had a mito and currently have a giulietta and a spider. For me alfas proved to be the most reliable cars i owned, and without a doubt most beautiful and fun to drive (somehow when driving an alfa you feel somehow different in a good way). On the other hand nowadays most engines, gearboxes, electronics, parts etc. Are shared in a variety of cars and brands.

235k on mine super reliable

The fact is they are actually more reliable than a lot of other cars, I’ve had quite a few and worked on many.