Consumer Reports lists the worst cars for 2016

[JEDI]

http://www.consumerreports.org/cars/lowest-rated-cars-bottom-picks-2016/

 

[eng2d2]

Surprised at the CLA. Someone I know has one.

 

[thesmokingman]

Not surprised to see Mitsu on there twice. lol at the Escalade's $87K sticker price, omg.

 

[sandorski]

I'm not a violent person, but I wanna punch that guy in the face. D:

Looks like Chrysler/Fiat won this competition.

 

[tsupersonic]

For once, I agree with a list from Consumer Reports!

 

[Insomniator]

LOL at Chrysler 200 on here. They've been cramming that piece of crap down our throats on television with those terrible 'america's import' commercials. But ahhh its still a Chrysler after all.

 

[Raduque]

I didn't think the '15 200 I rented was that bad. Ride was ok, transmission was ok, engine was ok, it was just "ok" overall. No it didn't excel at anything, but it didn't feel like the end of the world to drive it for a couple days.

 

[Subyman]

Not surprised by the CLA. I checked one out and they seemed poorly built.

 

[ControlD]

Not surprised by the CLA. I checked one out and they seemed poorly built.

Agreed. I had one as a rental and I was not impressed at all. My next rental was a GLA and it was equally unimpressive.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

Surprised at the CLA. Someone I know has one.

I laughed at their 4 door coupe B.S. more like 4 door poop. At least when it's at the shop you don't have to look at it any more.....

 

[JulesMaximus]

I laughed at their 4 door coupe B.S. more like 4 door poop. At least when it's at the shop you don't have to look at it any more.....

I like the CLS. Now that is a worthy sled.

 

[tsupersonic]

I like the CLS. Now that is a worthy sled.

Agreed, I miss mine! I like the 4 door coupes - CLS, BMW 4 & 6 series, Audi S7/RS7. The CLA doesn't fit the proportions and doesn't deserve to carry the MB logo.

 

[gorcorps]

I didn't think the '15 200 I rented was that bad. Ride was ok, transmission was ok, engine was ok, it was just "ok" overall. No it didn't excel at anything, but it didn't feel like the end of the world to drive it for a couple days.

It may not be the end of the world, but the "midsize sedan" class is good enough that barely OK is still going to get you last place.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

Agreed, I miss mine! I like the 4 door coupes - CLS, BMW 4 & 6 series, Audi S7/RS7. The CLA doesn't fit the proportions and doesn't deserve to carry the MB logo.

Not digging the droopy butt look on the CLS either. The e class is the only nice looking Mercedes any more.

Fast back sedans just look bad. The 6 series is the least vomit inducing but would still take a 5 or 7 instead.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Agreed, I miss mine! I like the 4 door coupes - CLS, BMW 4 & 6 series, Audi S7/RS7. The CLA doesn't fit the proportions and doesn't deserve to carry the MB logo.

I'm torn on my next car. CLS or E-class coupe. An E550 coupe would be shweet!

 

[tsupersonic]

I'm torn on my next car. CLS or E-class coupe. An E550 coupe would be shweet!

Both great cars. Are you ever going to use the back seats? If so, the CLS without a doubt (though rear headroom can be a problem for taller individuals). I'd take the E550 coupe, the refreshed model should be sweet.

 

[Midwayman]

Not surprised by the CLA. I checked one out and they seemed poorly built.

I had one as a loaner. Not sure why you'd get one. Once you put any options on it you're in C class territory anyways and they are way better. If MB had a well known lower end brand (smart, not really) this would the the tarted up cross over platform.

 

[master_shake_]

chryslers are and will always be a subpar vehicle.

from the lowly 200 to the viper.

a big line of shit.

 

[marvdmartian]

I didn't think the '15 200 I rented was that bad. Ride was ok, transmission was ok, engine was ok, it was just "ok" overall. No it didn't excel at anything, but it didn't feel like the end of the world to drive it for a couple days.

Recently was making a reservation for a rental car, and Enterprise had their midsize ("standard") and full size cars for the same daily price (and price after taxes, fees, etc). The smaller car was a Chrysler 200, the larger a Nissan Altima (or equivalent, for each), so I went to check out the mileage figures provided by the EPA.

Surprisingly, the Chrysler 200 reported mpg was significantly lower than that for the Altima, even though it's a smaller car! So I said screw it, and reserved the full size.

Now if we could just get the car manufacturers and rental companies to stop calling cars one class bigger than they actually are!

 

[Myg0t]

Why am I not surprised that a Land Rover made the list LOL

 

[Torn Mind]

I had one as a loaner. Not sure why you'd get one. Once you put any options on it you're in C class territory anyways and they are way better. If MB had a well known lower end brand (smart, not really) this would the the tarted up cross over platform.

Those who care about emblem on the car more than the inside.

 

[JEDI]

chryslers are and will always be a subpar vehicle.

from the lowly 200 to the viper.

a big line of shit.

Lee Icocoa (ceo who turned Chrysler around last century) must be rolling in his grave

 

[tortillasoup]

Consumer reports may hate the Mirage, but anybody who wanted a Geo Metro but with improved amenities and automatic transmission, that's what you're getting. It's like a very updated, refined Geo Metro. Adjusted for inflation and features, the car is actually cheaper than when the Metro came out. Reliability and owner satisfaction is listed as "good" which is a lot better than the rest of the cars in that category save for the Honda Fit.

 

[Demo24]

Consumer reports may hate the Mirage, but anybody who wanted a Geo Metro but with improved amenities and automatic transmission, that's what you're getting. It's like a very updated, refined Geo Metro. Adjusted for inflation and features, the car is actually cheaper than when the Metro came out. Reliability and owner satisfaction is listed as "good" which is a lot better than the rest of the cars in that category save for the Honda Fit.

Yeah, I've seen some going for like 8k new. So I guess if you need a really cheap city car it's not awful.

 

[Vdubchaos]

I love how they already nailed down the reliability on a brand new car.

Doesn't it take good 5-10 years to really determine how reliable and long lasting the car will be.

As usual, CR (same as JD Power) = bunch of BS.