5 Most Hated Cars of All Time

KhodroCar - Even with that built-in advantage, there are many cars that wear out their welcome among the car-buying public. American consumers will turn on ugly cars quickly, but an attractive ride that’s dangerous to drive could take years to expose. However, you can rest assured a lemon will show its true colors eventually.

In some cases, the love affair is short and not sweet. Here are 5 of the most hated cars of all time.

Kia Rio

When you search for rental cars using the "lowest price” filter, Kia Rio pops up first. The reason is no one can drive this car for more than a few days before walking away in anger. Many years ago, Rio cooked up the formula of cheap, boring, lackluster on the highway, and insanely dangerous. Not much has changed since. Maybe the 2018 model that appeared at the New York Auto Show will shift the narrative, but for the time being this car is as unpopular as they come.

The rise of Toyota, Honda, and other Japanese automakers didn’t happen overnight. Along the way, there were cars Americans came to loathe. Toyota Tercel is a prime example. Even for an econo-box, Tercel oozed boredom from every sharp angle, and the ’87 hatchback and wagon were contenders for ugliest cars of the decade. Later models did not win Toyota many new fans in America, and in 1999 Tercel waved goodbye to the auto landscape.

According to you guys, the reason why this era of the Mustang gets so much hate is because it’s ‘ugly and useless’ and because it simply doesn’t ‘fit in well’. The base model Mustang was woefully underpowered, too, producing only 145bhp from its 3.8-litre V6. That works out at 38.2bhp per litre!

The loveable Beetle (built from 1938 until 2003 for the Mexican market) was eventually replaced by the Volkswagen New Beetle. The reason why you labelled it as one of the most hated cars ever was because it ‘isn’t fun anymore’ and because ‘it doesn’t look good either’. It also ‘lacks that loveable and characteristic slightly silly, yet practical nature’ and it ‘goes against the original idea of being a cheap car to buy and own’.

The BMW X6 was high on your hit list because of its looks, which you deemed ugly as hell. Its shape really doesn’t do the car any favours inside either, as that slopy roof line makes the rear cramped and headroom stupidly limited. Even short guys like me (5ft 7-inches) get claustrophobic in the back.