It’s 2025, and there are still ugly cars! The list from last year has not undergone any drastic changes. None of those models were discontinued, and only one—the Nissan Kicks—underwent a major redesign . . . which made it uglier. There is one newcomer that makes an impressive high (or low) debut, which pushed the Hyundai Santa Cruz off the bottom. I suspect it will return someday.
While some companies continue to assault the senses with awful designs (I’m looking at you, Hyundai, Kia, and Nissan), the industry’s bigger problem is blandness. Too many vehicles look . . . fine . . . but nothing sets them apart from anything else. As I have been saying for a few years now, some of the cars on this list are tolerable. When I first started compiling this annual list, the hard part was narrowing it down to only ten. Now it’s hard to find ten truly ugly models. I suppose that’s an improvement.
To qualify for this list, a car must be sold in volume to the general public in the United States. Volume is defined subjectively based on my observations (in other words, if I see them on the roads, they qualify; if I don’t, they don’t). Vehicles are excluded if they are not sold new in North America, sell in very low volume, or are sold only for exotic, military, commercial, or other special purposes.
The following are the ten ugliest cars of the 2025 model year according to me. It’s my opinion. Don’t be offended.