Worst cars

American Motors Corporation (AMC) was known for its innovation, bold designs, and at times questionable execution. We look at the best and worst of products of AMC.

There’s nothing like a car on the big screen to make your jaw drop—or your heart race. Those machines drive, fly, and explode like they own the universe. But in the real world? Not so much. Here are 20 awesome movie cars that looked like legends on screen but turned into letdowns in reality.

We've all bought things that didn't turn out the way we imagined. Unlike other purchases, these problematic cars will stick around and frustrate you with frequent and costly repairs.

Automotive history has seen as many lemons as it has masterpieces. From shoddy engineering and ugly designs, to terrible reliability, a select few vehicles go down in history for all the wrong reasons. We look at the worst cars ever made, according to mechanics.

Behind dealership promises, certain cars conceal persistent flaws that emerge once warranties expire. Apart from value, they lose reliability and safety, as technicians see the same makes and models returning for major repairs that outpace their worth.

Not every car from the last decade was a gem. Some were boring, some were overpriced disasters, and others were so unreliable they became memes. Here’s a countdown of the 25 worst cars of the decade, starting with the mildly disappointing and ending with the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel.