Ford is very easily one of the most iconic car manufacturers in the history of the automobile world. When taking a gander at their resume, it is clear that they have given us lots of spectacular cars. In fact, it seems that they've been able to find a lot of success in each and every decade that they have been around. This is why the car manufacturer clearly deserves all of the praise that they continue to receive. However, it is important to note that it hasn't been all great. It is clear that they have also released some truly poor cars. In fact, some of these vehicles can be even be deemed among the worst of all-time.

With all that has been stated thus far, in this article, we will be looking at 25 cars from Ford that should have sunk the company. It is important to note that these vehicles will be coming from a variety of different decades. It is quite clear that all of these cars should have never been released in the first place, but alas, history cannot be changed.

When observing some of the major issues, it is fair to state that criticism is warranted for these rides. However, even with all of this, it is clear that Ford has been able to continue to redeem themselves each and every time they make their massive mistakes. That is pretty remarkable.

Now, let's look at these less than solid Ford cars!

25 1974 Ford Gran Torino Elite

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The 1974 Ford Gran Torino Elite definitely was expected to become a top-notch vehicle from the car manufacturer. At first glance, one could understand why buyers would be intrigued by the idea of purchasing it.

However, as time would tell, this car would actually become a complete lemon in the primary market. According to themotordigest.com, the car drove extremely poorly and was known for its extremely loud noises when in use. It simply failed to reach the level of success that was envisioned.

24 1974 Ford Mustang II

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The Ford Mustang car series has easily become one of the best in the entire automobile world. However, even with this being the case, it is essential to recognize that the 1974 Mustang II is one of the worst to ever be released by the company.

According to the motordigest.com, this vehicle is also one of the most despised cars to have ever been produced. This makes a lot of sense because of the fact that these vehicles were built extremely poorly. At the end of the day, this model does not deserve the Mustang name.

23 1984 Ford Bronco II

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The Ford Bronco series has developed into a very popular one when it comes to car culture. However, even with this being the case, criticism is most certainly warranted for the release of the 1984 Bronco II.

This vehicle was expected to be a very sturdy and reliable car. However, it would become apparent rather quickly that this was not the case in the slightest. In fact, according to the motordigest.com, this car was prone to rollovers. This would result in far too many accidental incidents.

22 2017 Ford Focus

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The 2017 Ford Focus has quickly become one of the most disliked vehicles on the primary market. This is largely because of the fact that it is extremely weak when it comes to its overall build. In fact, it was deemed by some car experts are the worst vehicle released that year.

According to carcomplaints.com, this car has also been known for having a lot of major problems with its transmission and engine. This definitely has not been ideal - it was expected to become a very solid vehicle from the car manufacturer.

21 1908 Ford Motel T

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It may come as a surprise to many, but Ford almost completely failed as soon as it started. This is because of the most infamous lemon to ever be released into the automobile world, the 1908 Ford Model T.

This vehicle was expected to be a very solid one when it was first released. Due to this, it would actually go on to have an immense amount of sales when it first hit the primary market. According to themotordigest.com, these cars were destined to fail because of how poorly they were structured.

20 1957 Ford Thames Trader

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The 1957 Ford Thames Trader was a strange release by the car manufacturer. This truck was solely produced to be one that would succeed in working conditions. However, its strange build would not allow it to do so.

At the end of the day, this truck was clearly not advanced enough, even during its own time. As a result of this, it is absolutely clear that this is by far one of the worst pickups to ever come from the car manufacturer. It is hard to determine what they were going for with it.

19 1958 Ford Edsel

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The 1958 Ford Edsel definitely failed to reach the levels of success that it was expected to. From the very start of its time on the primary market, buyers were not interested in it because of the fact that it possessed an unappealing design.

According to the motordigest.com, this is the reason for its poor history as one of the biggest lemons from the car company. The car manufacturer would go on to lose a lot of money as a result of this release, which of course, put them in jeopardy of discontinuation.

18 1967 Ford Ranchero

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The 1967 Ford Ranchero is another one of those unique ideas that completely failed. This technically was a pickup, but it was apparent that it had absolutely no reliability in working conditions. It seemed to lack an overall purpose as well.

Today, these cars are technically collector's items. However, even with this being the case, it is clear that they simply did not work during their time on the primary market. This was a strange mistake by the car manufacturer, but at least they have some value today.

17 1997 Ford Probe

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The 1997 Ford Probe came into the automobile world with such high expectations, it was even seen as the future successor of the legendary Mustang series. This was not the case especially when seeing how poorly this car ran.

According to themotordigest.com, this vehicle was also heavily disliked because of its unoriginal design. At the end of the day, this is a vehicle that definitely would go on to be considered as one of the all-time worst from the manufacturer.

16 1971 Ford Pinto

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The 1971 Ford Pinto came into the automobile world with an immense amount of hype. This is because of the fact that the car manufacturer advertised this vehicle extremely well. However, it would quickly become one of the worst from the car company.

According to themotordigest.com, this is because of the fact that these cars were prone to fiery explosions with the smallest of rear-end collisions. This is pretty darn troubling as people were in danger when they were driving these lemons.

15 1972 Ford Cortina

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The 1972 Ford Cortina is another car on this list that failed to reach the level of success that it was supposed to. In fact, as soon as it was released to the automobile world, it became heavily disliked. This can be blamed on how poorly it was structured.

There is absolutely no question that this car did deserve the amount of criticism that was thrown at it during its time. This was a complete and utter mistake by the car manufacturer and will always be one of their biggest blemishes of all-time.

14  1978 Ford Fiesta

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The 1978 Ford Fiesta definitely was able to garner a lot of popularity during its time on the primary market. In fact, it was one of the best top selling cars overseas as well. However, it quickly became clear that these cars were not built to last at all.

Steering problems became the big pattern with these cars, and as a result of this, the car manufacturer would end up receiving lots of complaints about it. This clearly was not a top-notch car from them and it hurt their reputation, even if it took some time to do so.

13 1981 Ford Courier

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There is no question that Ford has been able to release some truly spectacular trucks over their long history. However, the 1981 Ford Courier is absolutely not one of them. This truck had absolutely no purpose and lacked any real towing capabilities.

There is no question that the car manufacturer hoped that this truck would be able to be productive in working conditions. However, with its unreliable transmission and steering difficulties, it soon would be known as being the complete opposite.

12  1984 Ford Tempo

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The 1984 Ford Tempo came into the automobile with an immense amount of success. It would go on to sell a high amount of models - buyers thought it would be a very reliable car. However, problems would quickly become present with them.

This vehicle had a very problematic engine, as well as very prevalent steering issues. As a result of this, many drivers would run into serious issues with it as time would continue to pass. At the end of the day, this was just another mistake from the car manufacturer.

11 1988 Ford Festiva

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The 1988 Ford Festiva failed to reach the levels of success that many car enthusiasts expected it to. First and foremost, buyers instantly were not intrigued by the car because it lacked any uniqueness as it had a fairly boring design.

However, its overall lack of dependability would go on to make this car lose the small amount of value it had. As a result of this, it is clear that the car manufacturer should have never released this vehicle. It just seemed to be unlikable in every way possible.

10 1990 Ford Escort

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The 1990 Ford Escort definitely turned out to be a dud vehicle for the car manufacturer. This would come across as surprising to many drivers of that time period because the series had done a pretty decent job up until that point.

However, according to themotordigest.com, this car would ultimately fail because of the fact that buyers were not attracted to its boring appearance. At the end of the day, this was another failed release from the popular car manufacturer.

9 1993 Ford Aspire

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The 1993 Ford Aspire definitely is another car on this list that was supposed to be far greater than it actually was. The car manufacturer was hoping that it would be one of their top selling vehicles of that release year, but that, of course, would not be the case.

According to the motordigest.com, buyers simply were not intrigued by this vehicle because of the fact that it possessed a very design. That would lead to plummeting car sales and a forgettable ride overall.

8 1994 Ford Contour

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The 1994 Ford Contour definitely seemed to be a car that could have been something special. However, it truly lacked any amount of durability, so these cars would find themselves in the junkyard at quick rates.

According to carcomplaints.com, this car would see most of its problems when it came to its engine and transmission. This would result in its drivers constantly needing to take it to the mechanic. As a result of this, the entire series would begin to drop in value as well.

7 1996 Ford Explorer

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The Ford Explorer is one of the best selling vehicles for the car manufacturer each release year. However, it is clear that they had their fair share of unreliable cars. In fact, perhaps the worst one is the 1996 version.

According to themotordigest.com, the biggest issue that would present itself is the fact that its steering was nowhere near to what it should have been. This would result in accidents, a lot more than usual. These cars were structured extremely poorly and the manufacturer suffered from it.

6  1998 Ford Expedition

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The Ford Expedition turned into a top-seller for the company. However, in 1998, the Expedition was one of the worst vehicles to be released. This would not help sales in the slightest.

According to carcomplaints.com, problems would quickly arise because of its fragile interior accessories, as well as its faulty engine. As a result of this, buyers would begin to avoid this car entirely and rightfully so. It just did not match the top quality that Ford normally produces.