The Biggest Disappointments of 2022 in the MotorTrend Vehicle Rankings

; this year brought a midcycle refresh that meant tweaked styling, a new 1.5-liter turbo-four, a standard digital instrument cluster, and additional standard safety features.

Sounds great, right?pitting the face-lifted Jetta against the Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Kia Forte, Mazda 3, and Nissan Sentra, the Volkswagen placed dead last. Its cheap materials, numb steering, and bizarre throttle tuning reveal a vehicle robbed of the character and emotion the Jetta was once known for. As 2022 comes to a close, the compact Volkswagen is the lowest-ranked vehicle in its class.

Hopefully the Bz4x is like the first Gen Prius, where Toyota released a vehicle to test their EV tech. Going to take a much better option to get me out of my RAV4 Prime though.

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