1. Triumph Mayflower
   Leyand P76
2. BMW i3
   Volkswagen Thing

The Volkswagen Thing was a mistake on any number of fronts. It was dropped from the U.S. market when it failed to meet safety standards for reasons like the front passengers were far too close to the windshield glass. It also lacked even basic amenities. The windows didn't roll down, and there was only one windshield wiper motor, so a small rod connected the second wiper to the first.

1. Lancia Beta
   Reliant Robin
2. Maybach 57
   Ferrari Mondial 8

The Ferrari Mondial 8 could have been a much more popular model than it was, but the fact it was released as a mid-engine four-seater that had scaled back performance compared to what you'd expect from a normal Ferrari caused it to suffer.

1. MGA Twin Cam
   Trabant P50
2. Arona Sterling
   Maybach 57

By all accounts, the MG MGA was a good car. Then they tried to soup it up as the MGA Twin Cam, and it was riddled with problems. If the engine wasn't treated with kid gloves at all times, it would overheat, burn oil, leak fluids, burn pistons and rattle to pieces thanks to a faulty carburetor.

1. Morrs Marina
   Triumph Stag
2. Arona Sterling
   Peel Trident

The Triumph Stag was riddled with mechanical problems that made it a failure. The water pump was above the engine so that when it heated up, coolant would bubble out. In addition, the iron and aluminum engine parts were susceptible to corrosion and a handful of other issues.

1. Triumph Stag
   Aston Martin Lagonda
2. Renault Le Car
   Maserati Biturbo

The Renault 5 was sold in North America as the Renault Le Car, which means "the car" in English. It was meant to compete with things like the VW Rabbit, but it only managed a staggeringly bad 51 horsepower when it was imported to the U.S. While the model was a European success, it was a dismal failure in the U.S.

1. Jaguar X-Type
   Aston Martin Lagonda
2. Fiat 500
   Citroën CV2

Jaguar turned the Ford Contour into the X-Type by making a few cosmetic changes. It sold about half of what was projected and suffered a blow to its reputation when drivers realized they were basically being scammed into paying Jaguar prices for a Ford.

1. Lancia Beta
   Triumph Mayflower
2. Vauxhall Firenza
   Rolls Royce Camargue

The Vauxhall Viva was imported to Canada from the U.K. and renamed the Firenza. The cars were plagued by engine fires and brake failures which, as a result of labor strikes in the U.K., often couldn't even be repaired due to a lack of parts.

1. Leyland P76
   Maybach 57/62
2. Aston Martin Lagonda
   Reliant Robin

Daimler resurrected the Maybach brand in 2002 to make these overpriced luxury cars with a starting price of $366,000. Expected sales per year were 2,000, with half coming in the U.S. The best sales year in the car's history saw 244 of them sold in the U.S.

1. Aston Martin Valkyrie
   Bentley Blower
2. Lancia Stratos
   Volkswagen Phaeton

Technically speaking, the VW Phaeton was a good car. The problem was that VW was known for economy cars, and the Phaeton was an extravagant luxury car that cost over $100,000. No one was buying it, literally and figuratively, and the car was soon forgotten.

1. Citroën CV
   Leyland P76
2. Aston Martin Lagonda
   Triumph TR7

The Triumph TR7 was criticized right out of the gate for its unattractive design, but the fact nothing worked on it was what killed it. Electronics failed, the foldaway headlights often wouldn't open, the drive chains would snap, and one owner said the rear axel fell off.

1. Sterling 825
   Vauxhall Loren
2. Alfa Romeo Arna
   Rolls Royce Camargue

The Sterling 825 was a collaboration between Rover and Honda. It was plagued by electrical issues and even had issues with its paint peeling off. Wood trim would fall off because it had only been glued in place. The car became a commercial failure.

1. Hillman Imp
   Reliant Robin
2. Lancia Beta
   Trabant P50

The Trabant P50 enjoys the success of having sold over 3 million units, mostly in Communist countries. It also has the distinction of being garbage ... literally. Recycled Soviet cotton was mixed with East German resin to make the body of the car, including the hood, roof, trunk and doors. It had 18 horsepower, belched horrible pollution, and fell apart constantly.

1. Rols Royce Carmargue
   Renault Dauphine
2. Leyand P76
   Rover CityRover

The Renaut Dauphine may be one of the most staggeringly slow cars ever made. While today's best supercars can reach 60 miles per hour in under three seconds, the Dauphine took an incredible 32 seconds to get there. And that was if it didn't rust first.

1. Leyland P76
   Lancia Stratos
2. Vaz-2101
   Rover CityRover

The Vaz-2101, also known as the Lada Riva, is likely the only car that had over 10 million units produced but is still arguably a failure. When it was exported outside of the Soviet Union, it was met with near-universal disdain for its poor quality. Jeremy Clarkson once called it the worst car in the world and remarked that pressing the brakes caused it to speed up. Joke or not, there's no way this was a good car.

1. Maserati Biturbo
   Rover CityRover
2. MGA Twin Cam
   Austin Allegra

The Maserati BiTurbo is one of those strange cars that was both very successful for a time and a horrible failure as well. They sold well and performed well, at first. In time, however, they fell victim to non-existent rust-proofing. Internally, hoses, wires and everything else would degrade and rupture after only a couple of years.

1. Yugo
   Hillman Imp
2. Morris Marina
   Renault Le Car

The Yugoslavian-made Yugo is infamous in automotive history as one of the single worst vehicles ever produced. They were known for having massive failures from malfunctioning engines to faulty electrical systems to pieces just falling off. The joke was that you go nowhere in a Yugo.

1. Aston Martin Lagonda
   Vauxhall Hammer
2. Holden EM2
   Lancia Stratos

The Aston Martin Lagonda was meant to be a luxury sports car. It suffered from not just an ugly appearance but overwhelmingly bad electronics and a very high price tag. The car was decked out with the latest electronics available in the '70s, but they would routinely fail almost immediately.

1. Trabant
   Citroën CV2
2. Peel Trident
   Lada Riva

Built on the Isle of Man, the Peel Trident was an ultra compact car that had a serious issue with the top. The Plexiglass bubble top was essentially a magnifying glass. That meant driving it on a sunny day could be an excruciatingly hot experience.

1. Hillman Imp
   Reliant Robin
2. Maybach 57
   Morris Marina

The Morris Marina was rife with issues from the start. One of the big problems was poor suspension that led to understeering. During test drives, the car would end up on the wrong side of the road during sharp turns.

1. Facel Vega Facellia
   Alfa Romeo Arna
2. Citroen CV
   Maybach 57

Facel was a French company known for sports cars when it tried to make a more consumer-friendly vehicle for the masses. The Facellia was poorly engineered and frequent engine failure effectively ruined not just the car but the entire company.

1. Reliant Robin
   Aston Martin Valhalla
2. Lancia Beta
   Bentley Wisp

The Lancia Beta seemed like a good car at first, until corrosion issues rendered large swaths of them rust buckets. Rumor had it that the car was made with cheap Soviet steel, but that was never proven. Regardless, they rusted and rusted badly.

1. Alfa Romeo Arna
   Morris Marina
2. Facel Vega Facellia
   Triumph Mayflower

The Triumph Mayflower was designed to appeal to American drivers, but it did not meet the mark. Underpowered and incredibly heavy, it could only reach 63 miles per hour. Numerous writers have described it as one of the ugliest cars ever, as well.

1. Austin Allegro
   Morris Marina
2. VAZ-2101
   Renault Avantime

The Austin Allegro was sold with a square steering wheel that the manufacturer insisted was both avant-garde and high tech. In 2008, it was voted the worst car in British history by iMotormag. It was also infamous for poor quality engineering overall.

1. Renault Avantime
   Alfa Romeo Giulietta
2. Reliant Robin
   Hillman Imp

The Hillman Imp was praised for its design initially, but some serious problems soon arose. The manufacturing team in Scotland was not made up of skilled automakers. They were shipbuilders, and the result was a poorly manufactured car that had poorly fit panels and an engine that overheated constantly.

1. Vaz-2101
   Yugo GV
2. Lada Riva
   Skoda Felicia

Skoda beat the Yugo to the American market by several years when it introduced the Felicia in 1959. The car fared poorly because of high import fees and the fact no one was advertising it, not to mention that it was average at best.

1. Peugeot 407
   Leyland P76
2. Alfa Romeo Astra
   Austin A90 Atlantic

The Austin A90 Atlantic was built specifically to appeal to the U.S. marketplace but vastly underestimated American tastes. While it looked great, the car was equipped with an underpowered 4 cylinder, 2.7 liter engine. Only 350 were sold in the U.S.

1. Renault Dauphine
   Lancia Beta
2. Fiat Ritmo
   Aston Martin Lagonda

The Fiat Ritmo was an underperforming vehicle known for poor design quality and a massive, ugly roll bar. It was sold as the Strada in America, but Fiat had released so many poorly received vehicles before it, that few were willing to risk a chance on the Strada. Within a few years, Fiat stopped selling cars in America.

1. Leyland P90
   Peugeot 407
2. Audi Quattro
   Reliant Robin

The Reliant Robin enjoyed some success in the U.K. but mostly by accident. A loophole in definitions saw it fall under the motorcycle category because it only had three wheels. So for a time, someone with a motorcycle permit could drive it. It was also taxed less than a regular car. They were also prone to rolling over, which the show, "Top Gear," faked to make it look even worse than it was.

1. Lancia Beta
   Hillman Star
2. NSU Ro 80
   Rover CityRover

Rover wanted to make a smaller car to appeal to city drivers in Europe, but the company was in financial trouble and couldn't develop their own. They brokered a deal with the Indian company, Tata, to essentially resell the Indicator with tweaked suspension and a new nose at more than double what a Tata cost. It didn't go over well with drivers.

1. Triumph TR3
   Citroën C2
2. Renault Avantime
   BMW i8

The Renault Avantime was a luxury coupe based on a minivan design. The cramped space it ended up providing was not highly desired by drivers and under 9,000 units were sold, making it a massive failure for Renault.

1. Vauxhall Viva
   Alfa Romeo Arna
2. Lancia Scorpion
   Peel Trident

The Lancia Montecarlo couldn't be marketed under that name in the U.S. because of the Chevy Monte Carlo, so Lancia chose a new name, the Scorpion. When altered to meet American specifications, it could only muster 81 horsepower. In two years, they sold only 1,800 or so of those cars.

1. Jaguar X-Type
   Citroën DS2
2. Renault Fuego
   Reliant Robin

The Renault Fuego was steeped in irony. Aside from removable steering wheels that were never meant to be removable, it also had a bad habit of bursting into flames, something which the name "Fuego," which means "fire" in Spanish, really goes well with.

1. Triumph T7
   Alfa Romeo Giulietta
2. Fiat 500
   Jensen GT

The Jensen GT was a toned-down version of the Jensen-Healey roadster. A shooting-brake is a type of car body style that dates back to the 1800s when parties of hunters were transported in horse-drawn wagons along with their gear. Unfortunately, no one wanted to go shooting in the Jensen GT.

1. Alfa Romeo Arna
   Lancia Stratos
2. Austin Healey 3000
   Aston Martin Lagonda

Nissan teamed up with Alfa Romeo to make the Arna but in the opposite way people wanted. Instead of European styling and Japanese engineering, it was the look of a Nissan with the unreliable technology of Alfa Romeo. Notoriously glitchy and hard to drive, it failed very quickly.

1. Vauxhall Viva
   Aston Martin Cygnet
2. Lancia Beta
   Leyland P76

Carmakers have to meet fleet standards for emissions. That means every car they make must meet an average emission level. To reach those standards, Aston Martin rebranded a Toytota/Scion iQ as the Cygnet so they wouldn't have to change any of the other cars in their fleet. That gave it an Aston Martin price tag as well, even though nothing about the car was different. That went over poorly with buyers.