Not every 4×4 can be the Land Rover Defender, and not every SUV can have the power of Land Rover engines pushing them along. However, whilst most SUVs are at least capable of being driven on the road, some cannot even accomplish this simple task.

In the world of automobiles, a lemon is a car that has severe manufacturing defects, which whilst unsafe in any car, evolve to outright dangerous for cars that are expected to travel off-road.

Here are some of the biggest lemons in the world of 4x4s.

Suzuki Jimny

Also known as the Suzuki Samurai, the 1988 mini-Jeep looked to be the next big success of the 4×4 world, competing with the Jeep Wrangler with greater off-road capability, ruggedness and reliability.

However, the latter was called into question thanks to a devastating Consumer Reports article that claimed that the car was prone to rolling over. This would have been devastating, and when a similar issue was reported with the Mercedes A-Class they delayed the car for years to fix it.

Suzuki lost millions as a result, and even a somewhat inconclusive libel lawsuit did not help their reputation, although they would eventually rebound with cars such as the Swift and Vitara.

Fiat 500X

The Fiat 500 is one of the few revival cars that married a classic design with modern sensibilities and became a massive success and style icon as a result.

However, when Fiat attempted to turn their supermini city car into a crossover car ostensibly intended to go off-road, the resulting 500X became a complete joke as an off-road car, especially its two-wheel-drive base model.

Pontiac Aztek

A concerted effort by Pontiac to create a bold, controversial car, the inner workings of the infamous Aztek is a relatively run of the mill crossover, with a platform shared by the far less controversial Buick Rendezvous.

However, few people could get past the looks, intended for a Gen-X demographic who couldn’t afford the expensive SUV, the fairly awful handling on and off-road and the lack of practicality that comes from being a shortened people carrier.

After five years, the Aztek was discontinued, although it would remain a major part of pop culture thanks to the highly successful TV show Breaking Bad.