Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.2 TD Sprint auto Q4 AWD Euro 6

The Stelvio is Alfa Romeo’s mid-size SUV, and the 2.2 TD is the diesel that carried most of the range in the UK. Sprint is a trim level, Q4 is Alfa’s four-wheel-drive system, and the Euro 6 in the address is the emissions standard the car was type-approved to.

What to check on this specification

The particulate filter

Every diesel of this era leaves the factory with a diesel particulate filter. Two things follow from that. First, a filter that was fitted when the vehicle was built and is missing at test time is an MOT failure, and removing one will normally put the vehicle outside the emissions standard it was type-approved to — which makes it unlawful to use on the road. Second, a filter only clears itself properly on a run long and hot enough to complete a regeneration; a car used for short cold journeys accumulates soot and, worse, fuel in the sump from interrupted regenerations.

On a viewing this shows up in the paperwork rather than the metal. Look for oil changes at or before the stated interval, and be wary of a car whose recorded mileage is made up of very short annual totals.

Timing drive and cold starts

Start the engine from properly cold — not after the seller has warmed it through for you. A metallic rattle in the first few seconds that fades as oil pressure builds is the classic symptom of a worn chain, tensioner or guide, and it is the single most useful thing you can listen for on a two-minute viewing. Ask when the engine was last opened up and what for.

Electronics and the service record

Premium SUVs of this generation carry a large amount of driver-assistance and infotainment electronics, and warning lights are the most common owner complaint across the class. Sit in the car with the ignition on and work through every function rather than trusting a clean dashboard at idle. Then run the registration through the DVSA recall service: an outstanding safety recall is fixed free of charge by a franchised dealer, so an unrepaired one is a job to book rather than a reason to walk away.

Ownership notes

The Q4 system drives all four wheels, which means tyres should be replaced as a matched set rather than individually; mismatched circumferences load the transfer case. Budget on the assumption that an SUV of this weight is hard on tyres and brakes.

Because this is a Euro 6 diesel, it meets the London ULEZ standard for diesel cars and the diesel standard used by the charging clean air zones in England. That is a property of the vehicle, not of this page — confirm it for the specific registration on the official checkers before relying on it.

About this page

The address you are on was part of a used-car dealer site that no longer exists. The individual vehicle it once described was sold years ago; there is no stock here, nothing is for offer, and no enquiry goes anywhere. What has been kept is the specification the address itself encodes, written up as a reference for anyone looking at the same combination of model, engine, transmission and emissions standard on the used market today.

Nothing here is advice about a particular vehicle. Every point above is a thing to check on the car in front of you, and the official services linked below answer against a registration number rather than a model name.