Alfa Romeo Tonale
2 model years from 2025 to 2026, compared on size, efficiency, safety and reliability.

- Model years
- 2025–2026
- Class
- Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
- Latest engines
- 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
- Best MPG
- 24–24 combined, by year
- Latest rating
- Not rated
- Recalls
- 3 campaigns, all years
- Most complaints
- 2025 (2)
- Interest
- 5,233 Wikipedia views / 30 days
The 2026 Tonale in brief
The 2026 Alfa Romeo Tonale is a small SUV offered with a 2.0L 4-cyl turbo engine and all-wheel drive.
It measures about 178 inches long and 72 inches wide on a 104-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,046 lb (4dr SUV).
EPA rates its most efficient version at 24 MPG combined (21 city / 29 highway), 7% worse than the 2026 small SUV average of 25.9 MPG, for an estimated $2,800 a year in fuel.
It has 1 recall campaign on file and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the unknown or other.
The Alfa Romeo Tonale has 2 model years in our data, from 2025 to 2026.
Its most efficient year was 2026 at 24 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 24 to 24 MPG.
Owners most often report problems with the unknown or other (2), electrical system (1), service brakes (1).
2025 has the most recalls (3); all years together count 3 campaigns and 3 owner complaints.
About the Alfa Romeo Tonale
The Alfa Romeo Tonale is a compact luxury crossover produced by the Italian company Alfa Romeo since February 2022. Being a five-seater compact luxury crossover SUV, it slots above the Alfa Romeo Junior and below the Alfa Romeo Stelvio in the marque's crossover SUV range. Known internally as the 965, the Tonale is the first hybrid-powered Alfa Romeo and became the first new model introduced by the brand in six years. It is named after the Tonale mountain pass in Northern Italy.
From the Wikipedia article "Alfa Romeo Tonale", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
2026 Tonale pros & cons
Full 2026 details →What's good
- Lots of standard safety tech5 of 5 key driver aids standard on the versions we checked.
Watch out for
No weak spots against similar models in the data.
Compare head to head
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Alternatives to the 2026 Tonale
| Model | Best MPG / range | NHTSA overall | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 BMW X3 | 29 MPG | Not rated | 2 |
| 2026 Porsche Macan | 21 MPG | Not rated | 0 |
| 2026 Audi Q5 | 24 MPG | Not rated | 0 |
| 2026 BMW X1 | 28 MPG | Not rated | 2 |
| 2026 Volvo XC60 | 28 MPG | Not rated | 3 |
| 2026 Lexus NX | 40 MPG | Not rated | 0 |
Most common owner-reported problems
Sources: EPA, NHTSA, Transport Canada, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons. Not affiliated with NHTSA, the EPA or Alfa Romeo. How we calculate this →



