Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Every model year 2018–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

Which model year the record favours
Source: recalls and complaints per year on the roadOn the filed record so far, the 2022 is the cleanest Stelvio year we hold, and the 2019 the one to check hardest.
Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.
What owners filed about the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, by system
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.
What changed year to year
Source: computed from the filed record- 2025: best combined mpg 25 → 24; 3 → 1 EPA configurations
- 2019: best combined mpg 24 → 25; 2 → 3 EPA configurations
Common questions about the Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsWhich Alfa Romeo Stelvio year is the best used buy?
On the recall record, the 2022 Stelvio comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade B (85/100), 3 recalls and 7 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.
What Alfa Romeo Stelvio years should I avoid?
2018, 2019, 2020 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Stelvio model year ranked, with the reasons.
How many recalls does the Alfa Romeo Stelvio have?
Across model years 2018–2026, NHTSA has posted 43 recall campaigns for the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.