Trivial things that annoy you about your car?

AlfaZen

Is there anything very small or non-consequential about your car that annoys you?

I'm talking about the kind of thing that most people probably wouldn't even notice. It doesn't affect how your car functions, drives or looks to any great extent but every time you notice it or see it - you think why is it like that!?

For me its the instrument cluster in my 2012 Audi A5. Because it is easier to read, I usually have my speed displayed on the LCD screen between the Rev and Speed counters. The thing is, the number font used on the binnacles and the LCD are different. It's not massively different or in comic sans or anything but it really bugs me. It makes absolutely no difference to the car and maybe I'm just developing OCD in my old age!

So anyone else out there have a similarly minor thing about their otherwise loved car that gets on there nerves? Please share

Wishbone Ash

Windscreen washer reservoir in my A4 is almost impossible to fill without spilling fluid and it has to be done very slowly. Wasn't a problem in any previous car I've had.

_Brian

Peugeot Partner van, 171

Can’t turn on radio unless full ignition is on or Van is started

gearoidol

i have a new 2019 Vw Touareg . It has lane keep assist which is way overzealous and when you disable via the driver assistance button on the steering wheel or entertainment system it defaults to turning back on the next time you start the car. So annoying.

AlfaZen

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Windscreen washer reservoir in my A4 is almost impossible to fill without spilling fluid and it has to be done very slowly. Wasn't a problem in any previous car I've had.

ha! I have exact same issue with the A5. The mesh prevents a funnel being used too.

ShadowHearth

Door pockets are hard plastic, can't put anything in there as it just makes plasticy rubbing sound all the time.

tossy

Golf R turning circle is dreadful, you can't even do some spaces in a 3 point turn. Makes you look like Austin powers.

antodeco

My Duster wiper settings are really annoying. There is either "intermittent" or "on". So if the rain is of a certain degree, intermittent isint enough and on is too much. Last cars always had a setting for changing the duration of the intermittent.

Stallingrad

AlfaZen wrote: »

ha! I have exact same issue with the A5. The mesh prevents a funnel being used too.

You know you can just pull that mesh out for filling?

seagull

antodeco wrote: »

My Duster wiper settings are really annoying. There is either "intermittent" or "on". So if the rain is of a certain degree, intermittent isint enough and on is too much. Last cars always had a setting for changing the duration of the intermittent.

Hyundai i10 has exactly the same. I find I wind up on manual single swipe. The other annoyance on the i10 is that the back windscreen wiper is continuous, and it winds up getting really noisy. Every other car I've driven had the back wiper on an intermittent setting.

TigerTim

First World issue. My last car had a coffee cup holder to the right of the steering wheel which I found very handy. My current Avensis doesn't. As mentioned above re door pockets - worse than useless.

T.

AlfaZen

Stallingrad wrote: »

You know you can just pull that mesh out for filling?

Everyday is an education - Cheers Stallingrad!

stoneill

The infotainment system defaults to Smartlink rather that Android Auto. Grrr!

Stallingrad

Been wracking my brains, bloody Superb just does so much well! Creaky front suspension would be it for me, seems to plague these cars.

Tazio

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only kidding.... em the cup holder is useless?

bodun

seagull wrote: »

Hyundai i10 has exactly the same. I find I wind up on manual single swipe. The other annoyance on the i10 is that the back windscreen wiper is continuous, and it winds up getting really noisy. Every other car I've driven had the back wiper on an intermittent setting.

I'd kill for a back wiper!!! I got my first saloon car this year (i40) after previously only having estates and hatchbacks all of which had back wipers. It's so annoying when there is a layer of water on it and all you want to do is give it a quick wipe.



Why don't saloon cars have back wipers?

kirving

No parking ticket holder, or "follow me home" lights in my E-class, my Volvo had both.

You could pull the stalk for full beams on the Volvo and all lights, including full beams would stay on for 30-90 seconds after getting out of the car. The only way I can do it on the E-Class is to set the lights to "Auto" which then turns the sidelights on if the car is unlocked and it's dark but, has the side effect of disabling the dipped beams in the daytime.

Stallingrad

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Door pockets are hard plastic, can't put anything in there as it just makes plasticy rubbing sound all the time.

Get those black felt adhesive sheets in Lidl or Dealz (used for furniture on wooden floors), stick them to both sides of the pocket, you will never see them and they kill all that rattling around.

Fabio

Tazio wrote: »

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only kidding.... em the cup holder is useless?

Same. The Italians don't believe in them.

CoBo55

Stallingrad wrote: »

Been wracking my brains, bloody Superb just does so much well! Creaky front suspension would be it for me, seems to plague these cars.

Especially in cold weather.

Wishbone Ash

gearoidol wrote: »

..... it defaults to turning back on the next time you start the car. So annoying.

Most safety features which can be switched off in any brand are designed to reset when the vehicle is restarted.

bodun wrote: »

...Why don't saloon cars have back wipers?

Rear windows don't get mucky on a saloon and those very few that have rear wipers just don't look right.

CoBo55

Skoda superb, no back wiper, very annoying when driving in town, the rear screen clears perfectly on the open road.

Tazzimus

Heater in the Mazda 6.
If it's on the windscreen, it's also on your feet and can't be turned off unless the aircon is on.
Constant sweaty feet as a result

ednwireland

my skoda octavia used to trigger the rear wiper when you put it in reverse, the kia ceed doesnt and being an estate it needs wiping more.

apart from that cant think of anything

zilog_jones

Fabio wrote: »

Same. The Italians don't believe in them.

Drinking an espresso while driving just sounds wrong, so I'm not surprised.

Mango Joe

I've an older model Mondeo.

When you open the boot during or after wet weather, ie almost daily.... it soaks everything with a strong and sustained stream of water in the most irritating manner.

The other day I had a laptop bag on my driveway adjacent to the back bumper, it actually soaked the bag first when slightly opened and then the contents of the boot when opened fully.

Its just so stupidly, needlessly painful to endure.

PS its a hatch with a much appreciated rear wiper - I absolutely hate saloon cars with no way of clearing the back window!!!!

TheBoyConor

2004 Nissan Almera

Great little car but I absolutely hate the way the heater and fan controls are integrated with the radio controls. The number pad on the radio controls both the radio and the functions of the heater/fan depending on whether you have pressed the the radio or heater/fan control knobs most recently.

Firstly, it is too complex for its purpose, it is confusing to use. More importantly it is dangerous because you have to look at the controls while driving to figure out how to get the air/radio right. It is not in any way intuitive.
Old style, 3 knobs heater controls was far better as you could simply feel the knobs while you keep your eyes on the road. The dual purpose controls are distracting and for that reason are dangerous.

I cannot figure out what might have been going through the engineer's and designers heads when they came up with this needlessly confusing and complicated system. It does not add any value or functionality beyond the usual set up of separate controls.

Aside from that, it is a great reliable little car and I intend on driving it, neglectfully and abusively, into its rusty grave.

DelBoy Trotter

If I let anybody into the back of my car via the drivers seat, when the seat is pushed back, it doesn't go back to the position it was in previously :mad:

ednwireland

TheBoyConor wrote: »

2004 Nissan Almera

Great little car but I absolutely hate the way the heater and fan controls are integrated with the radio controls. The number pad on the radio controls both the radio and the functions of the heater/fan depending on whether you have pressed the the radio or heater/fan control knobs most recently.

Firstly, it is too complex for its purpose, it is confusing to use. More importantly it is dangerous because you have to look at the controls while driving to figure out how to get the air/radio right. It is not in any way intuitive.
Old style, 3 knobs heater controls was far better as you could simply feel the knobs while you keep your eyes on the road. The dual purpose controls are distracting and for that reason are dangerous.

I cannot figure out what might have been going through the engineer's and designers heads when they came up with this needlessly confusing and complicated system. It does not add any value or functionality beyond the usual set up of separate controls.

Aside from that, it is a great reliable little car and I intend on driving it, neglectfully and abusively, into its rusty grave.

uggh i had a citroen C1 as a rental and you had to use the slider controls on the touch screen to change the heater and fan controls and it was a couple of screen clicks to get there. very difficult to use

freddieot

My new Kodiaq is perfect except I hate the way Skoda have the heated mirror control on the same knob as the mirror adjustment. My first Skoda so first time I've experienced this and it seems bizarre. Also no light or anything to say that the heating is on.

One other thing I hate on this car and It was a feature on a previous X5 and probably lots of modern cars is that I can't control when the headlamp washers decide to spray the lights. Very annoying when you have washed the car and then this film of water squirts out...

3rd world stuff I know

endacl

I’d love to replace my Saab 93 in the future, but I’ll never have a new one.

_Kaiser_

The reg.. I miss my D

Everything else though..

antodeco

On my Z3, the cigarette lighter is always on. I have to remember to unplug anything from it when it goes into hibernation!

Purple Mountain

My Nissan diesel tank open button isn't illuminated so if you're on a forecourt at night, you can't find it.
Also the interior has no central roof light, only in the front.

Stallingrad

freddieot wrote: »

One other thing I hate on this car and It was a feature on a previous X5 and probably lots of modern cars is that I can't control when the headlamp washers decide to spray the lights. Very annoying when you have washed the car and then this film of water squirts out...

3rd world stuff I know

Think every car with xenons has to have washers, and they will automatically spray every few cycles. On BMWs you can code it not to spray or change the intervals.

dinjo99

I love my 2016 Santa Fe, however 2 small but annoying issues:
1: There is no handrail in the boot to hang a suit on. (my previous 3 Santa Fes had one)
2: The reversing camera is excellent but you can’t control the radio in reverse. You can’t even change channel using the steering wheel controls when you are reversing.

Still love the car though!

2Mad2BeMad

It's slow,old and feels like I'm pushing a 10tonne truck up a hill when a passanger gets in.
It has air con though.

flazio

It takes about two seconds for music to come from my phone find its way through the Bluetooth system and play out in my 131 Honda Civic. I had an aftermarket Sony radio in my last car and not only was the audio instant, but the display would show the song title, artist, album. Doesn't show any of that in the current car.
Phone calls are fine though.

bodonnell

2018 Civic

Auto wipers have a mind of their own, work when you don't need them & vice versa

scooby77

152 Seat Leon Fr ST. Great car except:
The paint is soft as sh1te!
If I hit a butterfly it damages it, never mind chippings. Most people dont notice the marks, but bugs the beejesus out of me!

ewj1978

BMW i3
The boot is too small.
The bluetooth connection speed is awful
Neither Google music/ spotify/ whatsapp or Viber work through the steering wheel controls.

colm_mcm

This

does my head in.

As does this crap where the on/off logo rotates with the volume knob

Mad_Mike

colm_mcm wrote: »

As does this

that wrecks my head in forums alright

colm_mcm

Not sure what postimgs problem was with that one, tried a few times and same thing!

DaveyDave

When the auto lights come on in my Golf there's a very slight pause in the music, this is evident when driving on the R149 to work and I drive under some trees it might turn on and off 2-3 times. Android Auto with Spotify, I don't think it's an issue with the radio.

The digital dash doesn't have much customisation like other cars, no matter what mode you're in the dials stay the same. Sport mode should have a large rev counter on the screen but it doesn't. VW haven't changed this in the revision seen in newer cars either unfortunately.

Not the end of the world though, at least my music pauses when I turn the volume down unlike my mam's Mokka when also using Android Auto.

Mad_Mike

Seems fine now!

Ubbquittious

No tacho. Only a big massive clock

CoBo55

colm_mcm wrote: »

This

does my head in.

As does this crap where the on/off logo rotates with the volume knob

I have mine vertical and use the steering wheel control to change the volume, I don't know what you mean about the cc being off.

i57dwun4yb1pt8

Yeah. Its a skoda fabia.

looksee

The supposedly half full - or half empty - fuel indicator on my Toyota Yaris hybrid is not half at all, its more like two thirds and one third.

Guy:Incognito

zilog_jones wrote: »

Drinking an espresso while driving just sounds wrong, so I'm not surprised.

Theres a coffee maker available for the Fiat 500.