Forbes, a financial magazine, has published their fourth annual “Automotive Turkeys” list in honor of Thanksgiving. Surprisingly, all ten of the worst cars are made by Chrysler.

Forbes , a financial magazine , has published their fourth annual “Automotive Turkeys” list. This is in honor of Thanksgiving, when Americans feast on huge quantities of turkey. Surprisingly, all ten of the worst cars are made by Chrysler.

Forbes considered only 2007-year-old vehicles and took four attributes into account: volume and severity recalls, Consumer Reports reliability scores, Automotive Letting Guide depreciation ratings and safety ratings based upon the NHTSA/IIHS crash-test ratings.

This data shows that Forbes claims the ten most dangerous cars:

Pontiac Grand Prix

Entourage

Nissan Quest

Chevrolet Aveo

Ford Crown Victoria

Dodge Magnum

Dodge Caliber R/T All-Wheel Drive

Jeep Liberty

Dodge Nitro

Chrysler Sebring

Jeff Bartlett, ConsumerReports.org deputy editor, stated to the magazine that Chrysler experiences so many recalls because automakers use the exact same powertrain, platform and interior components in multiple vehicle lines. One problem can cause a company to look bad.

There is no argument. Each of the five top-ranking cars and six others were affected by problems with Chrysler’s antilock brakes.

Each manufacturer had their own opinions about the methodology used to compile the list by Forbes. Ford’s spokesperson stated that the inclusion of the Crown Vic is unfair because it is no more available to the public. People who purchase the car, including taxicab and police agencies, do so for its affordability and long-term durability.

GM was also very proud to be a part of the Grand Prix. Debbie Frakes, GM’s spokeswoman, stated to Forbes that GM was taking positive steps to increase residual values on all their vehicles, which is at most a concession.

Chrysler does not have such a concilliatory attitude. Chrysler stated that the number of recalls on a vehicle does not reflect a vehicle’s “meaningful evaluation of its performance.” According to their spokesperson, their products meet or exceed U.S. safety standards. It’s too bad that the NHTSA/IIHS gave many of their vehicles “marginal” safety ratings.