Top 10 FLOP Cars in India 2025: Everyone buys cars, and our job has always been to tell the best ones, but what about those shiny showroom models that come with big hype but later vanish as if they never existed?
So today we are going to talk about 10 cars launched in 2025 that failed to win hearts.
Some names will shock you.
Some cars failed due to fate, and some because of silly decisions- It’s not a roast — it’s just the truth, and a fun one.
Citroën C3
This car came and people literally said — “Bhai ye hatchback hai ya SUV?” Design stretched, plastic cladding weird, stance confusing.
Touchscreen was big but lagged like an old Android. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto were there — but basic features like auto climate control missing.
Source : Car Dekho
Mileage real ~15 kmpl but company said 19. Customers said — logic nahi, toh purchase nahi.
Sales barely around 3500 units and honestly, new brand + confusing design = tough trust.
Maruti Ciaz
Old school charm, but world moved on, but it has lost this place in the car owner heart, Design still plain, simple, safe, but excitement zero.
Source : Carwale
Engine is smooth, mileage great ~20 kmpl, but features old and It didn’t evolve, market moved ahead, and Ciaz stayed classic — but too classic and around 5000 units and the chapter feels closed.
Hyundai Tucson
Design bold, interiors premium, ADAS, panoramic roof, dual screens… everything solid.
Engine powerful, drive smooth.
Source : Top Gear
But pricing went flying high. Good car, wrong price, India said “thoda calm ho jao and it has only sold upto ~4200 units and that’s it.
Maruti Jimny
There is no doubt that It is one of the best car when it comes to looks It really looks very cute and boxy, off-roading DNA strong, simple interior.
Not only that but it also has a decent engine But the mileage was not so good But the price And the expectation of the car owners does not match.
Source : Carwale
And the main reason this car does not able to make a name in the market is because it is high costly As per the audience expectation and the feature they are providing at the specific price And as a result it only sold Up to 7000 units.
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Jeep Compass
From my experience it is one of the premium looking car that looks solid from the outside In fact the engine was also very powerful But the mileage in the city is <10 kmpl.
Source : Carwale
Comparing It with the other car out there at the same rain it provides fewer features than the computer at the same price And in fact the service cost was also too heavy.
Overall people loved the brand aura But their wallet did not support and as a result it only sold up to 6500 unit And feel like it never existed in the market.
Citroën Basalt
This brand has done Something unique their styling was great unique but again it has created a lot of confusion among the car owners Feature was as expected like C3.
Source : Citroen
But as the brand trust is low and segment is unclear this car does not make it too much to the market and Because of this Before the launch this car already flopped And sold 2000 units That’s all.
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Honda Elevate
From my experience of seeing the multiple car it is one of the good car but launched in the wrong timing the design was very simple feature is also decent engine was also very smooth But the competitor has offered more tech and more feature.
Source : Car Dekho
And a Honda came a little late to the SUV party The car was good but the timing was bad because of this This card does not able to make a huge name in the audience mind.
MG Gloster
It is one of the boldest look car launched in the market With endless loaded feature the presence was also huge But the fuel consumptions was too heavy And from my experience it is also too big for the Indian usage.
Source : Car Dekho
And another reason is Toyota and Fortuner are already ruling in the market And it is also bit expensive for the Indian user And as a result it only sold 2000 units.
Toyota Hilux
This one of the car which is like a beast machine But it is not suited for the Indian lifestyle It has a massive road presence raw power pickup But interior is simple mileage is low and the price is too high.
Source : Car Dekho
To be honest from my experience Indians users are not ready for the full size pickup Culture And because of this it has only sold up to 1500 units.
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Hyundai Verna
There is not a single person who does not know the name of Verna And Hyundai has also a good trust in their users and this car comes with aggressive design strong feature and good engine the performance is also very impressive and the tech is also loaded.
Source : Hyundai
But the only problem is market is shifting to the SUVS And as of now this car has only sold up to 900 units not the fan club result expected.
Conclusion
Top 10 FLOP Cars in India 2025: So these were the cars that look promising from the outside and come with confidence.
But with the wrong pricing missing features and weird experiment And most importantly late entry and market mismatch turned them into nice try but no category.
Some of them even deserve better some needed better planning which one hurt you the most and what do you think which one of you the most let me know in the comments section.