Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Stelvio years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2018. Best years: 2020.
The 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio draws the most owner complaints for its age: 130, or 14 for each year on the road, against a median of 4 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2018 is stalling (33 reports).
- 130complaints
- 11recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 11, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2018 has the most complaints of any Alfa Romeo Stelvio year here: 130 of 130 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 33 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 16 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 50,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 5% of Alfa Romeo Stelvio complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report stalling also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 27, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 43 more have come in.
Photo: MercurySable99, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2019 (36), 2020 (19).
Year by year
2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio avoid
130 owner complaints, 14 for each year on the road (3.2 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (33 reports, median 50,000 miles), misfire (25 reports, median 85,000 miles) and fuel pump (23 reports, median 60,000 miles). 3 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. 11 recalls, including 25V-586 on the fuel system and 19V-551 on the electrical system.
Questions
What Alfa Romeo Stelvio years should you avoid?
The 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio draws the most owner complaints for its age: 130, or 14 for each year on the road, against a median of 4 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2018 is stalling (33 reports).
What are the best years for the Alfa Romeo Stelvio?
The 2020 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 19, or 3 for each year on the road.
What is the most common problem on the Alfa Romeo Stelvio?
Stalling, with 33 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2018.
How many recalls does the Alfa Romeo Stelvio have?
11 recall campaigns cover the Alfa Romeo Stelvio model years 2018 on this site.
How many Alfa Romeo Stelvio complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
5% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Alfa Romeo Stelvio?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.