These are The WORST CARS EVER

From commie cars to Camaro's that run zero to 60 in 20 seconds, history is full of absolutely terrible cars. So today we're going to take a look at some of the worst cars ever and see just what makes each one so terrible.

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[Dustrunnersauto]

I want to hear your thoughts. Which car is the worst?

[samwolf]

Chevy Corvair’s are cool! The American Porsche! If it wasn’t for the book, it sold like crazy!

[colchronic]

The reliant Robin is actually not easy to flip in fact top gear had to make theirs flip by altering the differential they're incredibly hard to flip

[mathesar]

The Reliant Robin wasn't actually that easy to flip, Jeremey Clarkson himself admitted the car was modified for the top gear segment so that it was super easy to flip over, the Donut channel has a video explaining everything, it's titled "Was Top Gear Wrong About These?" EDIT: just wanted to clarify the car might still be deserving of this list, 3 wheels and all, I just thought it was interesting top gear exaggerated the problem for profit.

[oler]

It’s story time in high school. One of my friends had a 5l 190hp iRoc Camaro with a five speed and I had a 1989 Firebird with the 2.8 L Renault V6 and I remember getting into it a drag race with him and he beat me to the quarter mile but we had 2 miles of straight away so when the car is topped out, he hit an electronic limiter at 110 miles an hour. Well my Reno powered Firebird pushed its way to 125 miles an hour passing him at the very end of the course he was so butt hurt about that it was fantastic

[michaelcrumlett]

Had a Gremlin and two Yugos. The Gremlin was dead nuts reliable, but terrible in the snow and ice. The Yugos were used for off-road amusement and took a hell of a beating without a significant loss of function and performance.
My suggestion for the worst car in recent memory is the 2020 - 2023 Ford Police Interceptor Utility. When they first came out, delivery was seriously delayed for build issues, and when they were actually delivered, they came preloaded with recalls. The engines, transmissions, differentials, CV axles, electronics, switches, seats, and trim are all subject to continual failures, and they drive terribly. Ford really crapped the bed on this one.

[muffsmercury]

The bugs in the Corvair were worked out by 1965 when they redesigned it. The Gremlin was often bought for gas mileage as very few other 1970-76 cars got more than 10-13 mpg in city traffic.
I haven't seen a Pontiac Aztek on the road in at least ten years or more.

[Rick-smxf]

Again, you forgot the Chevy Vega. Mine had an engine that needed to be rebuilt every 30, 000 miles. The slogan was "Fill up the oil and check the gas". But then again it only had a 10 gallon gas tank but didn't get very good mileage. I cannot believe you keep missing this car as one of the worst, EVER.

[blurglide]

The Aztek concept car was kind of cool, but it was HEAVILY diluted when forced onto the minivan chassis at a price point

[alfredotovar]

Another Ford that had the one-piece steering shaft was the first gen Mustang, from 64-67 and then from 68-73 they utilized the two-piece assembly

[crw]

Pontiac had no right selling the Aztek! If Pontiac was General Motors performance division, they should have sold performance versions of all GM models. Excluding minivans and station wagons!

The Corvair would have developed into a great car or platform, if the natural progression had played out. But because of the scandal, we lost out on air cooled rear mounted engines.

[samwolf]

My buddy had a Ford Pinto and it is a pretty fun car to drive and ride in.

[rogerodle]

The IRS fix to the Corvair made it a nice car. Air cooled flat six (sound familiar?) and the Gen 2s were beautiful. But with A/C they were prone to overheating -- why is why you get the convertible. The Gremlin was quirky cool in it's own way -- and later models were available with some pretty beefy engines. Also, coolest gas cap ever.

[davidhowell]

Nice list! I was waiting for the Ford Fiesta though.😏

[garylangley]

Yep, you picked some good ones. The Chevy Corvair was an interesting car. I had a '62 Monza with an automatic, so it had the swing axle suspension. I didn't have any particular problems with driving it. The car went through mud and sand quite well. I understand that there is or was a rear sway bar for the swing axle suspension. The '64 had some improvements in the suspension that helped a lot, but the big improvement was the independent suspension ('65-'69). The real problems I noticed was oil leaks from the seals on the pushrod tubes, and the valve covers. My friend had one that a valve seat popped out of one head. The biggest problem was that people did not understand the handling of the car. They expected it to handle like a front engine, rear wheel drive car. Ralph Nader had it in for that car and American car makers in general. His main attack about the handling of a Corvair was based on a test track film where a Ford Falcon followed a Corvair. They showed how the Corvair would spin out on curves, but the Falcon didn't. Oh, never mind that the film was made by FORD! The old VW Beatle had the same problems and more, but he didn't mention anything about them. I'd buy another Corvair if I had the time and space for one. 4-banger Camaro: The "Iron Duke" 4 cylinder was designed by Pontiac to replace the horrible Vega engine in the small GM cars. When they put a throttle body fuel injection on it in '84, it raises the horsepower to 92 from 85. One of those powered my 1984 Chevy Citation with a 3 speed automatic, and it got around OK. However, a Citation weighed 2, 400 pounds, and a Camaro weighed 3, 200 pounds. I can't imagine how slow those are. Pontiac Aztec: A GM executive said that the Pontiac lineup looked like a bunch of "Angry Kitchen Appliances". It was a very versatile car, but that front end in particular was really ugly. The Gremlin was weird looking, but X-V8 was a screamer. It also had a great suspension package to make it handle. I'd take one. Yugo GV: A Fiat design (crap engineering) and communist era Yugoslavian craftsmanship (the factory slogan must have been "Who cares?). The dealer in Las Vegas marketed them as an alternative to buying a used car, then just scrap it when you are done. Prowler: A niche retro car that had a very limited market. Not something you would drive every day. Pinto: The top bolt on the differential cover of the hatch back would puncture the gas tank. A small metal shield was produced aftermarket that would fix the problem. Ford refused to fix the problem. That's quite half-assed. The station wagons and sedan delivery cars (metal side station wagon) did not have this problem. Taken care of, a Pinto would last. My step-mother had one that had over 500, 000 miles on it when she sold it, and it still ran great! Reliant Robin: It was made so that someone with a motorcycle license, which is easier to get in the UK, can drive a car. This, however, was changed with typical British bureaucracy making it quite complicated where the end result was that you had to have a car driver's license. I have seen outrigger wheels added to them that looked about like bicycle training wheels. Considering that these cars have a top speed of 65mph to 85mph, driving one could be the ultimate thrill ride.

[oler]

Oh, come on the prowler only needed a new engine, transmission, rear end and suspension and then it would’ve been great automobile

[jeffarchibald]

The Pinto was statistically safer per mile than most subcompacts of the time.

[sfbfriend]

As a kid from the 60's and a teen in the 70's I remember all these, even the Ugo, unfortunately! I had 2 Pinto's, two different years, one a stick and one an auto. Preferred the stick but loved, yes loved, both. I agree with you on the design aspect and Ford's decision to do what they did. They took a risk and failed. I worked in a Radiator shop, pulling radiators and rebuilding them, we also repaired gas tanks so pulled many of them also and I can say that there were many cars of the era that were of the same design as the Pinto! The main reason to me that the Pinto like to flare up is there were so many of them sold, the odd were against Ford. At least that's the way I see it, I could be wrong but who really cares. Great Video, thanks.

[dmandman]

The Corvair was not unique with the dangerous steering column. ALL cars had a non collapsible steering column prior to 1967. That was the cause of many deaths.

[jericho]

My favorite fact about the iron duke Camaro is that the 2.5l was advertised as the base engine for the car from 1982-1986. In 1986 Chevy built exactly zero iron duke cars. The option was dropped for the 1987 model year.