Driving can bring out the best in some people and the absolute worst in others, and it does not take long on the road to see the difference. Some automotive fails are harmless and easy to laugh off, while others make you wonder how certain drivers ever passed a driver’s test in the first place. The mishaps in this collection show just how unpredictable and entertaining the world of automobiles can be.
As you check out these fails, it’s easy to picture the confusion and pure disbelief that must have gone along with them. A few of these seem almost impossible, yet they happened. Taken together, they offer a funny reminder that skill behind the wheel is far from guaranteed and that the road has a way of revealing who should probably stick to the passenger seat. Let’s dive into twenty automotive fails that prove not everyone deserves a license.
1. The customer refused four new tires on a rainy day
The owners of this car shop actually made her sign a waiver before allowing her to leave the lot. It’s still a mystery if she made it home.
2. I don’t think that’s supposed to be there
I’ve never seen a car that failed a home inspection before.
3. The customer kept adding air because the check engine light wouldn’t turn off
They must have been trying to fill the tires to 100% air capacity.
4. “I work at a rental company, and the police brought this back.”
The words someone scribbled on the windshield are truly the cherry on top.
5. That must have been a rough landing
This isn’t quite automotive, but it’s definitely a fail. The pilot landed with his brakes on… just imagine how rough that landing must have been.
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6. “The customer returned my rental car like this.”
When they rolled it to the rental company, they left in a hurry, and all they said was “I had a plane to catch.” If someone returned my rental car like this and I didn’t at least get a sorry… I’d probably just disintegrate right there.
7. “The customer states the driver’s seat will not move forward or backward.”
Before they took it to the mechanic, they should have considered that it’s the 2000 packs of cigarettes that are preventing the driver’s seat from sliding forward and backward.
8. I’d really like to see how something like this happens
The driver said all four passengers were uninjured, but we couldn’t say the same thing about the car.
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9. “The customer drove 300 miles on this tire.”
He’s lucky that thing didn’t explode on the highway on his drive to the shop. Note to everyone: If your tire looks like this, throw on the spare.
10. Please get your tires changed if they look like this
In case you didn’t know, once you can’t see the treads anymore, it’s time to change your tire.
11. Well, the battery still works
Go ahead and toss it back in the car! Actually, though, who lets their battery get in this bad a shape?
12. The customer drove their car like this for three days
She claimed she didn’t have a spare and drove her car with no wheel for three days. When the mechanic looked in the trunk, he found the spare and a jack!
13. What a parking job
This 1000 IQ driver dropped his trailer right in front of the shop to swap trucks, blocking three bays, and then wandered off… genius.
14. “It just started overheating.”
Cars tend to overheat when you weld all the vents shut, buddy!
15. The guy drove into the shop like this
How did he even make it into the parking space? If your front wheels look like this, you’re much better off getting it towed into the shop.
16. Only do your own oil change if you know what you’re doing, people
Putting coolant in your oil tank is basically begging to scrap your car or pay thousands to fix it.
17. “Sorry, officer, I actually have no idea how fast I was going.”
This should be illegal. Not because the driver can’t see the dash, but because it’s an assault on the eyes.
18. Well, that’s one way to save on gas
I knew a mechanic who welded a bolt under the accelerator of his 16-year-old daughter’s car to stop her from speeding.
19. The customer said their adaptive cruise control doesn’t work
FYI: The grille badge is the sensor.
20. Their suspension is bottoming out, so they brought it to the shop
I have so many questions. For starters, who buys this much Sprite at once? Secondly, if you didn’t buy it all at once, how did you forget to unload it 25 times? Finally, if your rear suspension is bottoming out, why wouldn’t you check the trunk to see if something is weighing the car down?
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