Consumer Reports Says These Are The Least Satisfying Cars To Own

If you’re going to spend your hard-earned money on a new car, you want it to be something you won’t regret buying. Unfortunately, not all cars are created equally, and some are more disappointing than others.

Every year, our friends at Consumer Reports survey their subscribers to find out if they’d buy their car again. These are the cars that people most often said they wouldn’t rebuy. If you really want one of the cars on this list, we’re not going to stop you, but just know, there’s a good chance you’ll regret it.

The Nissan Altima makes a good initial impression, but in the long run, that doesn’t last. Only 48 percent of people who bought the Altima said they would definitely buy it again.

If you previously owned a Volkswagen Jetta that you loved, you may be tempted to buy another one. Unfortunately, the current Jetta isn’t exactly competitive, and only 47 percent of owners would buy it again.

The Kia Forte is a better compact sedan than the Jetta, but that doesn’t mean you should buy one. Like the Jetta, only 47 percent of current owners said they would buy it again.

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class may look like a baby S-Class, but that doesn’t necessarily mean owners get an S-Class experience for less money. Only 46 percent of C-Class owners said they would buy one again.

If you want a cheap crossover, the Nissan Kicks is a cheap crossover, and it’s a pretty darn good one for the money. Unfortunately, it seems like buyers later regret the compromises it takes to sell a crossover for $20,000, as only 44 percent of buyers would get the Kicks again.

We aren’t aware of anything that’s specifically wrong with the Kia Sorento, but apparently, a lot of people who buy the hybrid version later wish they hadn’t. Only 42 percent said they would buy it again.

Even though there are definitely better compact sedans that you can buy, the Nissan Sentra isn’t as awful as it once was. That doesn’t mean its owners are happy with it, though. Only 39 percent said they would buy it again.

The Volkswagen Taos is a crossover that you can buy if you really want to. You probably don’t, but you could if you wanted. There’s just a good chance you’ll regret it, as only 38 percent of owners say they would buy the Taos again.

The Infiniti QX50 looks good, but looks can only get you so far. It gets the award for the most disappointing car in the U.S., with only 25 percent of buyers saying they would buy it again. Something tells us that’s probably not the distinction Infiniti was hoping for.