10 Cars 2025 Buyers Regret Most and Offload Within 12 Months

Some cars look great on paper but quickly lose their shine in real ownership. Based on resale trends and buyer behavior, these 10 vehicles are the ones drivers most commonly regret and sell within the first 12 months of ownership in 2025.

Tesla Model Y

man, this one’s everywhere. every third car’s a Model Y. people love it till… they don’t. like yeah it’s quick and clean and futuristic but after three months it kinda feels like you’re living inside a white iPhone case. maybe mid-fifty or sixty grand, depending if you blink before the price changes. not gonna lie, every button being a screen stresses me out. i saw someone in a grocery store lot once kicking their charge cable. they looked like they were arguing with it.

Ford Mustang Mach-E

funny name, right? like that’s not a mustang, bro, it’s a family hatchback in drag. around 55k give or take. i get why people buy it fast, electric, practical-ish. but then real mustang folks glare at you in traffic like you just insulted their ancestors. i kinda like it but also hate that it whispers instead of roars. weird identity crisis thing going on.

Mercedes EQB

i drove one. kinda sounds like a microwave humming quietly behind a velvet curtain. costs maybe 60 grand and honestly it’s fine… until the fine-ness gets boring. everything glows gently. like you’re living in a very polite spaceship. but the seats? weirdly flat. smelled like new leather and regret.

Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe

holy heck, the hybrid one yeah. people bought it thinking “best of both worlds,” then realize it’s just heavy and confused. 70 grand maybe? saw one parked outside my gym quiet as a golf cart but weighed more than emotional baggage. it’s nice inside though, i’ll give it that. just doesn’t feel like a Jeep anymore.

BMW iX

okay. okay. look. this thing’s ugly. i said it. like someone melted a BMW and then sprinkled money on it. 85 grand if you’re brave. drives great but the looks… man. that grille’s nightmare fuel. i swear one looked at me once and i heard it breathing.

Rivian R1S

beautiful and chaotic. like someone built a car in jenga mode. maybe 90 grand or 100 if you add the fancy colors. people love it for like six months, then realize charging a massive SUV is an actual lifestyle. can’t even fit in half the parking garages in cities. (also the horn sounds too polite for how big it is.)

Hyundai Ioniq 6

so sleek, right? looks fast standing still but then you get inside and it’s like “oh.” minimal. maybe too minimal. forty-something grand. drives smooth but you start missing buttons. i saw a guy at a cafe once trying to adjust the AC and he gave up halfway. sometimes i think we took “touch-sensitive everything” too far.

Chevrolet Blazer EV

the one everyone thought would save Chevy’s image. spoiler: it’s just fine. mid-fifties price tag, decent looks, half the tech doesn’t work right. i remember seeing one at a station the charger glitched and made this adorable “ding” noise… like “yeah we’re trying our best, sir.”

Volkswagen ID.4

you know how VW builds decent cars but somehow forgets soul? that. 45 grand maybe. drives okay, feels calm, smells slightly plastic-y, but something’s missing. also everything inside clicks in that way that makes you wonder if it’ll survive five summers. i keep thinking my grandma would love it, and that’s not a compliment.

Infiniti QX60

this one’s like… it wants to be luxury but ends up “mildly aspirational rental.” 60 grand and not memorable beyond two weeks. looks good, rides comfy, smells like new carpet, but the steering has less feedback than my phone. i heard someone traded theirs after seven months because the seat squeaked. i get it. i really do.