Times When People Had Hilarious and Wild Car Fails

Cars have been common since about 1908 when Henry Ford came out with the Model T. In the 100+ years since then, most people have learned how to turn on, drive, brake, and park these expensive and complex machines. That being said, “most people” is certainly not the same as “everyone.” So, there have been and continue to be quite a few bad mistakes in the world of driving.

How this truck got itself stuck on the roof of this tunnel is a mystery we are unsure we can solve right now. Perhaps it used another car as a launch pad? Hopefully not in a purposeful fit of excitement to be the next speedracer.

Some are just born innovators, and such is the case with this Walmart shopper, who took it upon themselves to make the most of the space that they’ve been given. Think smart not hard?

A general rule of the road that’s useful to follow is the following: never take your bright yellow sports car through a muddy brown road. However, rules are meant to be broken, right?

This man seems to have a grip on the situation and is trying to get to the bottom of how to fix it. Nothing a little elbow grease won’t fix. Right? Well…

Most highway car accidents are serious, but when a car flips over on the side of the highway, it’s extra serious. On top of the car itself being completely wrecked – the doors bent in, the wheel axles broken, and the windshield glass scattered everywhere – there’s the possibility of serious harm or even death to drivers and passengers.

Cars are complicated machines full of many moving parts. However, they also have a fair bit of stationary parts that stay in the same spot. One of those is the gas tank. Generally speaking, gas tanks don’t move from day to day.

While the world moves towards renewable energy and conservation, this driver went in another approach of electricity. Has anyone seen Pokemon? Well this car is modeled after it’s number one star, Pikachu.

As we saw above, some women love to wear heels no matter what. As we also saw above, some women love to drive cars through muddy environments. Well, the woman below decided to mix both together – a love of heels with a love of muddy environments.

Generally, when you park your car, you want to park in a way that doesn’t cause your car to tumble over a cliff. The best way to do this is by shifting the gear into “P” for parking and, occasionally, pulling up the parking gear for extra safety.

This driver took the brake pedal more as a light suggestion rather than a hard rule. The outcome did not bode well for his car, the house he ran into, or his wallet, we imagine.

Mercedes Benzes are classic cars for people who have a bit of extra cash to throw around. Usually, that means celebrities, politicians, and highly successful folks earning a hefty salary. It also means Instagram influencers looking to give off the feel of fame, success, and style.

Sometimes in life, all you want to do is smile and pose. It’s always a good time for a picture, right? Perhaps. At least that’s what the woman below thought when she shared this photo with her 14 loyal TikTok followers.

Some people love to find their own parking spaces away from the city center. Often, that requires going down empty or underused streets. Some of those empty streets are underused because construction crews are working on them.

This man seems to have landed himself in a very precarious position that is not easily solvable. We imagine there is probably a great amount of fear and adrenaline pumping through his veins at this moment.

Some people call them “rivers” but other people (like the driver below) prefer to think of them as “roads.” Unfortunately, unless you have an actual amphibious automobile (aka, an amphicar), then trying to drive on rivers is going to backfire.

As we saw above, cars and water don’t mix well. Generally speaking, the best rule for driving through a severely flooded street is to, well, not drive through a severely flooded street. That’s something the woman below learned the hard way.

This car fail is even more mysterious than the stuck truck. A house is fairly tall, and getting that much air in a suburban neighborhood to get yourself off the ground would not be an easy feat.

Now, two main things are going on in this picture. The first is the destroyed car. Its headlights are broken, its hood bent out of place, and the entire body is stuck inside of a pool.

Although pumping gas is generally not considered to be rocket science, it can seem that way to some people – people like the twin girls below. So, to break it down, pumping gas has three steps. First, open the gas pump. Second, fill the car. Third, put the pump away.

As we learned above, heels, sports cars, and muddy roads don’t go together very well. Unfortunately, this woman in heels driving a sports car down a muddy road learned that the hard way. Now she seems to be stuck on a small patch of safe ground while figuring out what to do.

“Not an exit” is not a mysterious sign. It doesn’t allude or trick, it is very straight forward in its direction, right? Well, maybe not for everyone. This car really couldn’t take a hint, read a sign, or gauge their own surroundings.

Regular driving takes one set of skills. Driving with a trailer attached takes a whole new set of skills. Figuring out how to safely turn, back up, park, and maneuver around with a heavy piece of equipment tied to your car’s back hitch isn’t something that comes right away.