Alfa Romeo Reliability
Alfa Romeo is undoubtedly a brand that’s steeped in history and romance. It’s a name that echoes through the history of racing, causing misty-eyed motoring enthusiast to come over all poetic.
Alfa’s cars have always attracted an enthusiastic following thanks to their distinctive designs and characterful, responsive performance. But there is a flipside to the Italian automaker’s cultish reputation, for all their good looks and racy performance, Alfa Romeos are renowned for their unreliability.
It’s hardly a new phenomenon – Alfa fans have always tended to indulge their passion in spite of the likelihood that they’ll end up forking out frankly unreasonable amounts on repairs. It’s just part of the Alfa Romeo experience.
The recent MotorEasy survey did nothing to dispel this reputation. Alfa Romeo came in last (out of 33 manufacturers) in our most likely to breakdown list and 31st in our overall reliability list.
How reliable are Alfa Romeo’s top models?
Alfa Romeo Giulia
There may be hope yet for all those Alfa enthusiasts who gave up hope of a reliable model ever hitting the market long ago. The recently released Giulia saloon has so far performed surprisingly well in reliability tests, coming in third in What Car’s 2018 executive car reliability test. Issues have typically been minor problems relating to air-con, brakes and exterior lights – and are easily fixed.
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
The Giulietta has bags of character and style and offers a rewarding driving experience, but reports suggest that reliability is likely to be an issue. In other words, the Giulietta is the archetypal Alfa. Suspension wearing has been identified as a likely problem and the xenon headlights are prone to failure.
The benefits of an Alfa Romeo warranty from MotorEasy
The importance of a good warranty is clear if you’re the owner of an Alfa Romeo. Put simply, there’s a good chance you’ll need to have repair work done at some stage in the life of your Alfa, so it makes sense to ensure you’re protected against that cost.
Our warranties are designed to take the stress out of car ownership. With the protection of a MotorEasy warranty or GAP insurance, you can stop worrying about repair costs and get on with enjoying your Alfa Romeo!
We’ll cover the costs and deal with the garage on your behalf. And unlike many warranty, service and maintenance plans we also cover your car for all consequential damage. This means you won’t be hit with the cost of any knock-on work a garage needs to carry out.
Also:
- Our engineers deal with the garage directly
- We arrange collection and delivery from your home or work
- Network of 10,000 garages nationwide
- All work is monitored by our team of top engineers
- We shop around to find the best rates
- A MotorEasy car warranty covers your car wherever you are in the EU for up to 60 days
Find Out More About Our Alfa Romeo Warranties
Recent paid repairs for Alfa Romeos
Keeping your car on the road invariably entails stumping up for repair costs sooner or later. If you don’t have a comprehensive warranty such costs can be a nasty surprise. Here’s a list of recent Alfa Romeo repair costs to give you an idea of the sort of prices you might find yourself facing:
- Giulietta: Repairing a Giulietta’s heater motor can cost as much as £777.49, a significant cost that can be avoided by taking out an Alfa Romeo warranty with MotorEasy®.
- GT: We recently charged £405 to reseal the gear box in an Alfa Romeo GT, a fee that could have been avoided with a MotorEasy® warranty.
- Mito: The repair cost for a Mito’s head gasket can run to £1,312.94 according to our records. A MotorEasy® Alfa Romeo warranty can take care of unexpected repair costs like this.
- Spider: We’ve charged £1,740 to replace the engine in Alfa Romeo Spider. Another significant repair bill that may have been covered with a MotorEasy® warranty.
- 159: Need to repair the starter motor in your Alfa Romeo 159? Our records show that the cost can be as much as £374.90. Invest in a comprehensive warranty from MotorEasy® and you can save yourself the cost of unexpected repairs like this.
