These Are The Least Durable Cars Ever Made

Reliability can mean a lot of different things. It can be a car that will last a lifetime with a little TLC, or it could be something durable that can keep running despite the bumps and bruises.

But what cars will stop running if you so much as look at them funny? To find out, we asked you what the least durable cars you've ever owned are. Here are some of the top answers.

"Worst car I have ever owned (and I've had Fiats, MGs and Peugeots) Took delivery with 12 Miles on OD – made it 500' to the stop light in front of the dealer and it died with total electrical failure. It was down-hill from there.

"After yet another major repair (transmission) under warranty and about 1,000 miles of coverage left, climate control circuitry failed as I was leaving the dealer repair dept. Turned the climate control off, drove to the local Mercedes dealer and traded it in. Have owned nothing but Mercedes since."

It might have been the fastest Saab of its time, but that speed only meant this poster could get to the repair shop quicker.

Suggested by: Richard Alexander (Facebook)

"Without question my Forester. It was a fun car (2005 XT with the 5 speed and 4.44 gearing) but it seemed like it was always one thing or another. sway bar end links, strut mounts, a new interior squeak, etc. I never drove a car as fragile-feeling as that one. On washboard roads I was sure I wouldn't be driving out the other side in one piece."

Despite its strong, confident, SUV stance, the Forester has been hit with complaints relating to its engine, oil consumption, and all the other issues this poster ran into.

Suggested by: hammerheadfistpunch

"The engine made a rather disturbing noise when starting it. Dealership told me no oil was reaching it for the first few seconds. They recommended not parking it on any incline (I couldn't park it anywhere else).

"It started developing rattles on the dash. Nevertheless, It was a better car than my 2003 Mini Cooper S, which left me stranded three times, a defect that my dealership refused to fix under warranty until BMW Germany intervened. All of this happened during the first 20,000 miles.

"I've never owned a car as badly made as those Minis."

Just because it's a small car, doesn't mean it'll only run into small problems. That's a saying, right?

Suggested by: Javier Huerta (Facebook)

"I had a 1995 BMW e34 530i that I bought for $2000. It was an incredible piece of shit.

"The taillight circuit boards broke and I got a ticket for broken tail lights. The MAF and the IAC valve kept going bad. None of the windows went down, so I replaced the drivers door with a junkyard one and rattle canned it to match. It leaked everywhere. The high beams stopped working. It was slammed and it would eat rear tires from camber wear. The a/c was broken. The heat was broken. Everything broke and it was circling the drain.

"On the odd day when it was running right, oh my. The car was glorious. It was a small DOHC V8, so it absolutely sang. It somehow always shifted well. I still miss that part of it."

More reliability woes from a BMW-badged car! The E34 was initially produced with an inline six engine between 1988 and 1990, before this V8 model arrived on the scene in 1993.

Suggested by: hangovergrenade

"85' Mercury Cougar...only thing cool and working constantly was the digital speedometer, and I might be wrong about that."

When it launched, this Cougar was supposedly about "refinement". If only Mercury had managed to refine the car's build and reliability.

Suggested by: @speedmaven (Twitter)

"Something broke every time you drove it: door handles, ballast resistor, electronic ignition module, lift gate gas struts, rack and pinion steering gear, shift linkage, and the clutch pedal. Mystery electrical drain that killed the battery unless you shut everything off. Fuel tank would whistle on hot days. Sunroof leaked so the interior was always wet."

If you are forced to replace almost every part of your Plymouth, is it still the same Plymouth at the end?

Suggested by: Donald Soulard (Facebook)

"Transmission failed at 86K miles and it was my first automatic, I babied that car since it was my first non-beater car. Had to be rebuilt and then failed a couple more times around 100K but these were solenoids and were easy to replace. Power windows switches went out at 90k and left my windows rolled down in a sketchy part of New Orleans. Cracked oil pan around that same time, no bumps or marks, just a stress crack around the oil plug, which had never been over-torqued. AC compressor went out at 100K also. And to crown it all, on a road trip along Eastern seaboard, near New Jersey on my way to Maine, it broke a piston rod!"

Traditionally reliable Honda must have missed a beat when they made the 1990s Accord. This poster was hit with a raft of problems, which were shared by other unhappy commenters.

Suggested by: joey-taps

"My mom's old 2001 Dodge Stratus that I learned to drive on. Teenage me quickly learned to avoid potholes, since the suspension would physically break on a regular basis. Almost every oil change would be accompanied by a four figure repair of some sort. Ball joint and control arm failures were commonplace. Just about every belt driven accessory failed at least once. The whole car was a rattle trap, assembled by the cheapest plastics Daimler-Chrysler had to offer at the time. Despite all that, we actually made some awesome memories (and horror stories) with that car."

It's not about the journey, it's about the memories you made along the way. Now that is a saying!

Suggested by: Martin Cisne (Facebook)

"This one is too easy. 2001 Audi A6 2.7t. If you hit a road reflector you would tear a CV boot. Seems like every time I'd drive, I'd come home with grease down the side of the vehicle.

"Every other drive the HID lights would fail, but you could count on it working next time. It became a running joke that we told people not to break wind in the car because the check engine light might come on. Made it to 75k miles then it needed a new transmission and new turbos to the tune of 11k.

"Really disappointing, I take great care of my vehicles and I really enjoyed the ride of that car and the look, but my God, what a freaking headache."

The speed at which this poster settled on the A6 as the least durable car ever made makes me think they still suffer through fever dreams about its multitude of issues.

Suggested by: oldbulldog22

"1994 Camaro Z28. My god, what on that car didn't break. Don't drive it in the rain, the Opti-spark system would get wet and you'd be pushing it off the road."

Some cars are better looked at than driven, sadly it sounds like this Camaro was neither.

Suggested by: @SVTCobraJon (Twitter)