Least Reliable Cars2000-2024

[ChemEngineer]

Worst according to Consumer Reports:
300,000 cars evaluated

Rivian worst of all then
Cadillac, especially Lyriq
GMC and Jeep tied
VW
Tesla
Chevrolet
Volvo
Genesis

 

[shockedcanadian]

Worst according to Consumer Reports:
300,000 cars evaluated

Rivian worst of all then
Cadillac, especially Lyriq
GMC and Jeep tied
VW
Tesla
Chevrolet
Volvo
Genesis

You know what car you will never see on that list? A Canadian car...

 

[Concerned American]

You know what car you will never see on that list? A Canadian car...

Would that be a pedal car?

 

[DGS49]

I have been fighting this battle for decades.

Who cares?

There are a dozen different factors that go into the purchase of a new vehicle, and "reliability" is greatly over-rated. A "bad" car is usually one that has a couple failures per hundred. If you are buying a new car and have concerns about reliability, spend a couple thousand and get an extended factory warranty. While there are occasionally problems that the dealer can't fix, these things are extremely rare.

Consider the "worst" car on the above list the Rivian R1T and R1S. They are insanely fast, comfortable, amazingly efficient ($/mi), have a laundry list of features and are a couple of the most functional vehicles ever produced. The only drawback is a truck bed that is so short only a ***** would ever own one.

Genesis? Volvo? Cadillac? Are you kidding? These are among the nicest cars you can buy.

Seriously, you would have to be an idiot to reject one of these cars because Consumer Reports says it's a bad car.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Would that be a pedal car?

 

[Dr.Destructo]

You know what car you will never see on that list? A Canadian car...

Because this ISN'T Canada.

 

[Dr.Destructo]

I have been fighting this battle for decades.

Who cares?

There are a dozen different factors that go into the purchase of a new vehicle, and "reliability" is greatly over-rated. A "bad" car is usually one that has a couple failures per hundred. If you are buying a new car and have concerns about reliability, spend a couple thousand and get an extended factory warranty. While there are occasionally problems that the dealer can't fix, these things are extremely rare.

Consider the "worst" car on the above list the Rivian R1T and R1S. They are insanely fast, comfortable, amazingly efficient ($/mi), have a laundry list of features and are a couple of the most functional vehicles ever produced. The only drawback is a truck bed that is so short only a ***** would ever own one.

Genesis? Volvo? Cadillac? Are you kidding? These are among the nicest cars you can buy.

Seriously, you would have to be an idiot to reject one of these cars because Consumer Reports says it's a bad car.

You have to understand how things are though nowadays.

Even given the fact that ALL auto makers use cheap Chinese junk parts now. AND there's no such thing as an American vehicle now.

Today, people buying cars have NO ******* CLUE how they work, what they require to run efficiently, and what vehicles need to last a long time. To todays society, vehicles are DISPOSABLE.........if it breaks, you go get another one. Kia and Huyndai were built on this, being disposable vehicles.

And the idiots who buy vehicles for these reasons, are the ones complaining about the vehicles always breaking down and not working. 80% of the time, it's OWNER ERROR, not the vehicle.

People who KNOW about vehicles and what they need to run correctly and efficiently are the ones that get their vehicles to get broken in correctly, and last a long time without a lot of maintenance.

 

[Concerned American]

The single best thing you can do with any vehicle is keep the oil changed. That has been my practice with every vehicle I've owned for forty years and I have not had a break down during that entire time with multiple 200K plus miles on multiple cars.

 

[Ringo]

Volvo commercial

https://idiod.video/ctzjip.mp4

 

[Dr.Destructo]

The single best thing you can do with any vehicle is keep the oil changed. That has been my practice with every vehicle I've owned for forty years and I have not had a break down during that entire time with multiple 200K plus miles on multiple cars.

Me too. Aside from the usual replacements of spark plugs, plug cables, brake pads and such things........I've never had any major breakdowns. I had my oil changed every 3 months, regardless.....when I drove to work everyday.

Now that I work remote from home, I only drive like once a week to the stores. So I can get buy with only having my oil changed before I get my yearly inspection done.

I watch a LOT of these videos on Youtube about mechanics videoing what stupid people do to their vehicles...........and NEVER changing the oil is the #1 problem.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Worst according to Consumer Reports:
300,000 cars evaluated

Rivian worst of all then
Cadillac, especially Lyriq
GMC and Jeep tied
VW
Tesla
Chevrolet
Volvo
Genesis

Anything French or Italian, avoid.