The 25 Most Worthless Models From Car Companies

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The 25 Most Worthless Models From Car Companies

Cars where the company didn't even try.

Published 5 months ago in Facepalm

Making a car is hard. Sometimes companies mess it up, and that's a forgivable offense. Nobody is perfect.

But it's not forgivable when a company doesn't even try. You mean to tell me your entire team of professional engineers made a car uglier than my three-year-old's scribbles? Give me a break.

Here are 25 cars that didn't just suffer from missing skill, but missing effort.

1
Geo Metro
The Metro gets decent mileage, but that’s because it’s a bunch of scrap metal on wheels and nothing else.

2
Chevy Chevette
The definition of a ‘70s junk box.

3
Yugo GV
As the car of the Soviet Union, the Yugo was essentially a box on wheels and that’s it. God forbid the proletariat experience any kind of luxury.

4
Lada Riva
Another Soviet Union gem of four wheels.

5
Reliant Robin
They didn’t even try and put a fourth wheel on this dangerous and pointless vehicle.

6
Fiat 128
A small Italian box of unreliability.

7
Nissan Versa
As Nissan’s cheapest offering, that’s about the only thing going for it.

8
Morris Marina
There’s a reason Top Gear kept dropping pianos on them.

9
Chevy Vega
The Vega wasn’t just small, it was unreliable and dangerous.

10
Citroën 2CV
The only remarkable thing you can say about the 2CV is that it’s French.

11
Triumph Acclaim
An iconic company full of compelling sports cars died after making this boring thing.

12
Chevy Aveo
Somehow even less useful than the Spark. At least the Spark has an identity.

13
Renault Fuego
The Fuego was supposed to compete with American Muscle of the day, but did so with an engine that made 107 horsepower.

14
Alfa-Romeo Arna
Aiming for a combination of Alfa fun and Nissan reliability, it instead flipped those two around.

15
Trabant
At least this East-German beauty has some curved lines.

16
Ford Ka
This bubble on wheels didn’t even try to have a real name.

17
Any Oldsmobile Diesel
The Oldsmobile diesels were so bad they destroyed the engine type’s reputation in the United States.

18
Mitsubishi Mirage
The Mirage is cheap for a new car, but expensive considering you’d be better off with a golf cart, and won’t be able to sell it off to anyone with a brain.

19
Chevy Cobalt
Chevy had to slap an SS badge on this thing to make it even remotely noteworthy.

20
Nissan Quest
One could argue they tried to be interesting with its interior, but they missed so badly it’s hard to call this unreliable minivan anything but junk.