2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio — 2.9L

The 2019 Stelvio sits in a clear improvement arc: owner complaints fell sharply from 118 in 2018 to 33 in 2019, and recalls dropped from 11 to 8, while later years continued downward to as few as 4 complaints and 2 recalls by 2022. This makes 2019 a transitional model year—noticeably cleaner than the launch-year 2018 but not yet as quiet as 2020–2022. Technical service bulletins actually peaked at 157 in 2019, the highest of the generation, even as complaints declined. The leading complaint categories are predominantly fuel-related, with Fuel System, Gasoline at 8, Fuel/Propulsion System at 4, and combined Fuel System, Gasoline/Engine at 3, though the federal data does not identify a common root cause; the year also recorded 2 crash-related and 1 fire-related complaint. Given the steep drop in complaints and recalls from 2018 and the generally downward trend that followed, 2019 looks like a materially better bet than the first model year, though buyers who can stretch to a 2020 or later would face an even lower complaint and recall profile.