2012 Vehicles to Avoid

Car Appraisal Blog
/ Tony Rached
/ Updated on August 7, 2012

2012 Honda Civic
Reason: Mediocre Overall
Alternate: Mazda3
2012 Jeep Liberty
Reason: Bad MPG, Bad resale value , Bad Ride
Alternate: Toyota RAV4
2012 Toyota Prius C
Reason: Cheap inside, Bad ROI
Alternate: Honda Fit
2012 Ford Edge
Reason: Reliability, complicated Controls
Alternate: Nissan Murano
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan
Reason: Bad MPG, reliability, ugly.
Alternate: Toyota Sienna

Published on August 7, 2012

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