Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
4,735 Alfa Romeo Stelvios are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 87.8% of initial MOT tests, 15.5 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio at the MOT
87.8% of 4,356 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Stelvio 74th of 575 models. Alfa Romeo Stelvios aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 85.5%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Alfa Romeo Stelvio tests in 2025.
Where Stelvios fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Alfa Romeo Stelvio tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (13%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (12.6%) and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (8.5%).
The MOT page lists every common Stelvio MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Stelvio's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.30.9% of Stelvio failure items
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.21.8% of Stelvio failure items
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.19.5% of Stelvio failure items
Alfa Romeo Stelvios in the UK
4,735 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 265% since the end of 2018.
- Change since 2018
- +265%from 1,298 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2020half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2020 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 167against 1,259 in 2019
- Declared off the road
- 851.8% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Alfa Romeo Stelvios since 2017
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2017 | 224 |
| End of 2018 | 1,298 |
| End of 2019 | 2,449 |
| End of 2020 | 3,064 |
| End of 2021 | 3,775 |
| End of 2022 | 4,293 |
| End of 2023 | 4,481 |
| End of 2024 | 4,579 |
| End of 2025 | 4,694 |
| End of June 2026 | 4,735 |
How old they are
Licensed Alfa Romeo Stelvios by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 155 | 167 |
| 2024 | 165 | 171 |
| 2023 | 208 | 221 |
| 2022 | 530 | 576 |
| 2021 | 684 | 737 |
| 2020 | 622 | 689 |
| 2019 | 1,118 | 1,259 |
| 2018 | 1,005 | 1,124 |
| 2017 | 202 | 231 |
Stelvio engines and fuel
2.0 litre engines made up 57% of Alfa Romeo Stelvio MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.1 litre at 31%. Petrol accounts for 71% of licensed Stelvios and diesel for 29%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 4,356 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Fuel type, licensed Stelvios
DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.
| Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 3,349 | 71% |
| Diesel | 1,385 | 29% |
| Hybrid electric | 1 | <0.1% |
Alfa Romeo Stelvio recalls
11 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Stelvio is affected.
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May 2025 R/2025/496
Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio. Lane Keep Assist acoustic signal
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Vehicle reliability and your safety are a major concern for Alfa Romeo. On a number of Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio vehicles there is a requirement to update the software of the Instrument Panel Cluster. This is required to ensure that the acoustic emergency signal sounds after the Lane Keep Assist system is deactivated and ensure it complies with the regulatory requirements.
- Remedy
- The free of charge repair is the Alfa Romeo retailer will update the vehicle software. Alfa Romeo ref: F538.
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Jul 2023 R/2023/205
Affected vehicles equipped with the option BRM (carbon ceramic matrix brakes) may face a braking management issue due to unexpected control unit signals. This may potentially lead to a carbon ceramic disc rupture with a resultant risk of loss or degradation of braking performance
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Reprogramme the BSM (Braking System Module) with updated Software.
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Sep 2022 R/2022/215
The automatic headlight position sensors may not have been calibrated
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- The automatic headlight position sensors may not have been calibrated and therefore the function does not comply with the requirements of ECE R48
- Remedy
- Recalibration of the automatic headlight position sensors and alignment of the headlights.
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Jan 2022 R/2021/431
Possibility of a fuel leak from the fuel pressure and temperature sensor
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Due to a production nonconformity there may be the possibility of a fuel leak from the fuel pressure and temperature sensor.
- Remedy
- Replace the front fuel supply pipe and sensor.
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Sep 2021 R/2021/298
The vehicle may not comply with ECE Regulation 16 Amendment 07 where all seats must be equipped with a safety belt reminder function with visual and audible indication of seat belt status
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Conduct a software update to ensure the seat belt indication is available for all occupied seats.
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Mar 2021 R/2021/053
A possibilty of the rear brake discs having micro cracks
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- There is a possibility of the rear brake discs having micro-cracks.
- Remedy
- Replace the rear brake discs.
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Jan 2020 R/2019/379
The seats may not lock in the correct position
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Check and replace the seat frame if necessary
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Sep 2019 R/2019/297
More fuel than actually present in the tank could be displayed on the instrument panel
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Update the software of the control module which governs fuel level management
Other Alfa Romeo models
The most-tested Alfa Romeo models in 2025, against the Stelvio's 87.8% MOT pass rate.
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta
- Alfa Romeo Mito
- Alfa Romeo Giulia
- Alfa Romeo Spider
- Alfa Romeo 159
- Alfa Romeo Brera
Alfa Romeo Stelvio FAQs
How many Alfa Romeo Stelvios are there in the UK?
4,735 Alfa Romeo Stelvios were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 85 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Alfa Romeo Stelvio reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 87.8% first-time pass rate for the Alfa Romeo Stelvio across 4,356 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Alfa Romeo Stelvio had any recalls?
11 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. The most recent was published in May 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Alfa Romeo Stelvio?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check an Alfa Romeo Stelvio's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Alfa Romeo history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Alfa Romeo VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.