The Yugo GV
When Yugo was reviewed as a brand, one Autotrader said, “It’s generally agreed that the Yugo is one of the single worst cars ever sold in the United States.” The Yugoslav company Zastava Automobiles manufactured these petite vehicles, which have been object of ridicule in the US for a long time. What was sold in America is the GV model series, which is especially loathed. Numerous publications, including Time magazine and Car Talk, have added it to their “worst cars in history” lists. There were some serious quality issues like the car was slow and performed rather poorly in crash tests.
The Citroën Pluriel
Top Gear Magazine panned the French car Citroën Pluriel and declared that it’s “about as useful as a chocolate teapot.” Aside from that, the publication included the supermini convertible in its list of “13 worst cars of the last 20 years.” On paper, the concept of the Pluriel doesn’t sound too bad – a small convertible that can seat four people. However, you have to manually detach the roof and the detachable parts don’t fit in the car. What’s more, reviews say that the Pluriel is problematic and glitchy, boring to drive, and a lot of people think it’s cheap-looking. In July of 2010, Citroën stopped the production of the Pluriel.