Alfa Romeo Stelvio vs Lexus ES300

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Alfa Romeo Stelvio Lexus ES300
Complaints on file 351 862
Model years covered 2018–2025 1992–2013
Worst model year 2018 2002
Best model year 2022 1999
Crashes reported 11 212
Fires reported 7 28
Injuries reported 3 99
Deaths reported 0 7
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm 6% 40.1%

Alfa Romeo Stelvio by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 69 19.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 17 4.8%
Brakes 16 4.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 12 3.4%
Seat Belts 11 3.1%

Lexus ES300 by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks