2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 179 complaints
179
Total Complaints
20,000mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

9,500 25th Percentile
20,000 Median Mileage
54,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
36
Engine
36
Fuel System, Gasoline
16
Unknown Or Other
16
Fuel/Propulsion System
13
Power Train
11
Service Brakes
10
Vehicle Speed Control
8
Air Bags
6
Seat Belts
5

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
5
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I BOUGHT MY 2018 STELVIO IN DEC 2017. I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD THE CAR NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE ONLY ABOUT THREE DAYS AFTER HAVING IT - NOW AFTER RESEARCHING I'VE LEARNED MANY PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT THEIR NEW ALFA ROMEOS IN FOR "SOFTWARE UPDATES" RELATED TO ALL THE SENSORS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. MY CAR CU..."
"I BOUGHT MY 2018 STELVIO IN DEC 2017. I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD THE CAR NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE ONLY ABOUT THREE DAYS AFTER HAVING IT - NOW AFTER RESEARCHING I'VE LEARNED MANY PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT THEIR NEW ALFA ROMEOS IN FOR "SOFTWARE UPDATES" RELATED TO ALL THE SENSORS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. MY CAR CU..."
"SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE INITIATED THE ENGINE ACCELERATES AND SPEEDS UP"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Electrical System 36 complaints
25th: 9,175 mi Median: 20,000 mi 75th: 59,750 mi
Engine 36 complaints
25th: 22,239 mi Median: 40,250 mi 75th: 83,750 mi
Fuel System, Gasoline 16 complaints
25th: 44,000 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 60,545 mi
Unknown Or Other 16 complaints
Median: 22,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 28 FL: 27 NY: 16 PA: 11 CA: 10 NC: 8 NJ: 7 IL: 7 OH: 6 MA: 6

Who Files Complaints?

1.7%
Original Owners
98.3%
Second+ Owners

Alfa Romeo Stelvio — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2019422
2020266

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28