2023 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Safety and Reliability

Local authorities have yet to evaluate the Stelvio for crashworthiness. However, as an indicator of its safety, Euro NCAP did evaluate the Stelvio when it was launched a few years ago. In that test, the SUV attained a five-star rating, with adult protection rated at a brilliant 97 percent. This is evidence that the Stelvio is a safe SUV in all its configurations.

Out of the box, the new Stelvio Quadrifoglio comes with a total of eight airbags, including curtain airbags for all outboard seating positions and knee airbags for the front two occupants. It also gets brake assist, tire-pressure monitoring, all-speed traction control, electronic stability control, hill-descent control, hill-start assist, front/rear parking sensors, and a rearview camera with useful dynamic gridlines. More advanced safety equipment comprises blind-spot monitoring with cross-path detection and full-speed forward collision warning. This year, the driver-assistance spec sheet is additionally fleshed out with more standard features, namely active blind-spot assist, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and automatic high beams. For an added cost, buyers can opt for the Active Assist Plus Package that additionally adds traffic sign recognition, driver attention alert, intelligent speed assist, highway assist, lane-keep assist, traffic-sign recognition, and traffic-jam assist.

J.D. Power rated the Stelvio Quadrifoglio at 74 out of 100, which isn't particularly great. At the time of writing, 2022 and 2023 models had no recalls, but the 2021 model was recalled three times for a fuel line sensor housing that may leak, a rotor and shaft that may separate leading to a loss of ABS, and a side curtain airbag that may not correctly deploy. The manufacturer did not specifically say that the Quadrifoglio derivative was affected by these issues, but it's likely.

Alfa sells the Stelvio with a standard four-year/50,000-mile limited and powertrain warranty, roadside assistance for four years regardless of mileage, and corrosion perforation coverage for 12 years.