These Are the Uncoolest, Nerdiest Cars Being Sold Today
Not all cars are cool or turn heads. Some just miss the mark completely and end up looking plain or awkward. Take a look and see if you agree with our list of the 35 most uncool cars you can buy today. Who knows, you might even laugh a little.
Tesla Cybertruck
The Cybertruck had a pretty bold design, but bold doesn’t always mean cool. Its sharp, stainless-steel wedge shape makes it look more like a giant kitchen appliance than a cool truck. Some people love it, but many just think it’s plain ugly.
Kia Soul
Kia’s Soul has a boxy design that we just can’t quite decide if we like or not. Sure, it’s unique, but it just looks dated. It’s practical and roomy, but you don’t buy this car to turn heads - unless it’s for the wrong reasons.
Nissan Kicks
The Nissan Kicks is affordable and efficient, sure, but style definitely isn’t its strong suit. The front end looks cluttered with way too many lines competing for attention. From some angles, it feels like the designers couldn’t decide if it should be sharp, curvy, or both.
Hyundai Venue
The Venue is a small SUV with a big personality. But, its looks don’t work for everyone, and the split headlight design throws people off. Add in weird proportions, and the Venue just looks odd. It was designed to be quirky, but just ended up awkward instead.
Toyota C-HR
Toyota’s C-HR is one of those cars that tries a bit too hard to really stand out. It’s all sharp creases and dramatic angles. Some people find it over-styled and almost like origami on wheels. The C-HR is proof that sometimes less really is more.
BMW X6
The BMW X6 is too bulky to look sporty, and too sloped to look practical. The mix doesn’t really work, so the coupe SUV is stuck somewhere in the middle. It’s a car that always looks like it’s trying too hard, and nobody is impressed.
Chevrolet Spark
The Chevy Spark is cheap and functional. But the style? Well, that was clearly an afterthought. It looks plain and outdated, like something from the early 2000s. It’s great for city driving and tight budgets, but nobody is bragging about how cool their Spark looks.
BMW X4
BMW’s X4 suffers from the same awkward design choices as the X6. It has a sloping roofline that eats into space and makes the whole car just look squashed. Instead of sleek, it just comes across as clumsy. It wants to be cool but isn’t.
Mercedes GLE Coupe
The Mercedes GLE Coupe is a SUV-coupe mashup that missed the mark completely. It’s big, heavy, and the sloping back just doesn’t flatter its size. Instead of elegance, it feels droopy. Many people wonder why Merc made it this way when the regular GLE looks far better.
Chevrolet Trax
The Chevy Trax is one of those small SUVs that doesn’t really stand out - except for how bland it looks. The design feels a bit stretched in places and then stubby in others. It’s not ugly in a dramatic way; it’s just forgettable.
Buick Encore GX
Buick’s Encore GX has upscale ambitions but hasn’t got the looks to match. Its proportions are off, with a tall, narrow body that doesn’t quite balance. It’s not offensive, but it isn’t stylish either. The crossover feels like a letdown for a brand trying to be premium.
Mercedes GLC Coupe
There’s nothing majorly wrong with Merc’s GLC Coupe - until you look at the styling. Its proportions feel off, and the swooping roofline clashes with the small SUV body. Yes, it’s not terrible from every angle, but side-on it looks mismatched.
Chevrolet Traverse
The older design of the Chevy Traverse is clunky, bulky, and just plain awkward. It’s almost like the designers ran out of ideas. It’s spacious and family-friendly, but it’s far from stylish. The new version looks far better, but the old design is still around.
Mitsubishi Mirage
The Mirage is one of the cheapest cars you can buy - and it looks the part. It’s small and has a plain design that makes it look like an economy car from decades ago. There’s nothing sleek or stylish about it - just four wheels, basic lines, and not much else.
Honda HR-V
The older Honda HR-V was practical and reliable. But its design left people scratching their heads. The car looked stubby and more like someone tried to stretch a hatchback into an SUV. It was just plain odd with nothing to make it stand out.
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
The Eclipse name was synonymous with fun, sporty coupes. But the Eclipse Cross is far from cool. The front is overdone, and the back has a strange split window. It tries to be edgy, but fails miserably, and fans of the old Eclipse are not impressed.
Honda Passport
Honda’s Passport sits somewhere between the CR-V and the Pilot. But its styling makes it really easy to forget. It looks bulky rather than tough, and it’s just too plain to be called sleek. Yes, it’s practical and reliable for families, but that’s all it has going for it.
Ford EcoSport
The EcoSport is a compact SUV with some pretty awkward proportions. It’s tall and narrow, and looks like it’ll topple over at any time. Overall, its design feels unbalanced. It’s not Ford’s finest moment in styling, and some people wonder why it was ever made.
Honda Clarity
The Honda Clarity was built with efficiency in mind, but its futuristic design went a bit too far for most people’s liking. The side skirts, covered rear wheels, and odd angles made it look strange, and left many people wondering what it was.
Ford Edge
Ford’s Edge is roomy and practical, but its design is rather bland. It doesn’t stand out in traffic, and the styling makes it forgettable. It looks more like a generic rental car than a modern crossover. Families love it, but it’s not winning any design awards anytime soon.
Lincoln Nautilus
The Lincoln Nautilus looks more like a Ford with extra chrome than a luxury SUV. It just didn’t have the sleekness you’d expect from Lincoln. Older ones, in particular, are a reminder of when Lincoln struggled with styling their luxury cars.
Chrysler Pacifica
The Pacifica is hands-down one of the best minivans around. But let’s be real - minivans just aren’t cool, no matter how hard they try to be. You drive a minivan when you need space, not because you care about looking stylish.
Toyota Prius
The Prius has always been practical and efficient. But stylish? Not so much. Newer versions look better, but too many people still think they look odd, and more like a futuristic egg on wheels. It’s definitely not loved for how it looks.
Toyota Mirai
A hydrogen-powered car sounds cool, right? The Mirai might have cool features, but its design is a bit too unusual to make it stand out. It’s long, wide, and oddly proportioned. It feels more like a science experiment than a stylish car.
Infiniti Qx80
Infiniti’s QX80 is a massive SUV with a big grille, strange curves, and a bulky body that makes it look awkward. It’s luxurious inside, sure, but outside, it feels like a design that tried too hard and ended up a bit too overcooked.
Toyota Sequoia
The Toyota Sequoia had a design that looked more like a giant block of metal than a stylish SUV. It was tough and practical, but it lacked the flair that people look for in a car. The new redesign improved things, but older models are still out there.
Infiniti QX55
The Infiniti QX55 was supposed to be an attempt at a coupe SUV. But like others in this category, the design doesn’t work. It looks mismatched and like it wants to be sporty. The only thing the QX55 looks like is awkward and impractical.
Nissan Armada
The Armada is a huge SUV that’s great for towing and hauling. Its design, however, is clumsy, and it looks oversized. There’s just too much bulk and not enough style to make it stand out. It's the kind of SUV that’s more about size than good design.
Jeep Compass
Jeep’s Compass is caught between the smaller Renegade and the larger Cherokee, and it shows. Its design isn’t tough enough to look rugged or stylish, and it’s just sort of there. You forget about it almost as soon as it drives past.
Nissan Murano
The Murano has that swoopy styling that some people like, but many find a bit too cartoonish. It also has boomerang-shaped headlights that make it look overdone. It’s comfortable inside, but the outside design feels like it’s trying too hard to stand out.
Jeep Cherokee
The Jeep Cherokee got a redesign with split headlights that many people hated. The unusual front end also made it look confused, like it couldn’t decide what it wanted to be. Jeep has thankfully toned it down, but that odd design still sticks in people’s minds.
Hyundai Santa Fe
The latest Santa Fe shocked a lot of people with its Lego-block looks. It’s very square and flat, and looks more like a concept car that accidentally made it to production. There are some people who love it, but plenty think it looks too much like a toy.
Jeep Wagoneer
Jeep’s new Wagoneer is big and boxy, and… bland. It doesn’t have the charm of the old classic and just feels oversized and plain. For something that’s meant to be premium, it looks more like a giant rectangle on wheels.
Hyundai Kona
The Hyundai Kona is small and practical, but its split-headlight design divides opinions. The odd face makes it look a little bug-eyed. Sure, it’s not the worst-looking car on the road, but it’s definitely not winning beauty contests soon, either.
Subaru Ascent
Subaru’s Ascent looks like a stretched-out Forester. It’s super functional and practical, but it doesn’t stand out in any way. The design is bland and safe, which makes it easy to overlook. People love its space, but style isn’t part of the package.
