10 Most Frustrating Features On Modern Cars Today!

Creature comfort, performance, economy and aesthetics are a car buyer’s parameters on his/her list. However, in our market, the majority of the population is really fond of features and creature comforts. Well, these gadgets and gizmos do spice up the ownership experience. Although not always, these features are a boon and become frustrating at times. Hence, let’s talk about the top 10 features that we think are frustrating in modern cars.

1. Low-resolution camera
   

   

   Almost all affordable cars come with at least a reverse camera. But at times, installing a camera is the only thing that the carmaker does, and forgets to check the clarity. For instance, the reversing camera of budget cars is usually of low resolution and the environment in the view is either blurred or pixelated.

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   This makes the camera feet less useable, especially at night. Moreover, these car manufacturers at times put more cameras apart from just one. And usually, these extra cameras are low resolution. For instance, the blind sports camera in the new Honda City.

2. Over-Sized keyfobs
   

   

   Nowadays, most of the cars that cost Rs. 8 lakhs and more get a keyless entry and go feature. This feature requires a keyfob to operate this heavy machinery. Well, at times this feature is not the problem, but the oversized key fobs that the carmakers provide. Having a huge fob makes it difficult to keep it in the pocket.

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   For one it looks ugly protruding from the pocket, secondly, it is uncomfortable and hurts. One of the carmakers that do this is Tata. Really, these key fobs are huge. On the contrary, Nissan offers a card which is convenient and also looks elegant.

3. Voice Controls Systems
   

   

   Jarvis, pull up the navigation! It’ll be fun if we have an AI named Javis. Fun aside, right now the voice commands need a lot of polishing. Almost all the cars that come with a touch screen infotainment system get the voice command feature. Where you think voice commands are useful and convenient, they are pretty dangerous.

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   Allow me to explain. For one, the voice commands feature is slow, so instead of speaking a press of a button will be quicker and less effortless. Next, many a time these commands don’t work and you’d have to either repeat or whatever seems necessary. This will definitely distract you and annoy you if you are the driver.

4. Essential controls in the Infotainment system
   

   

   An air conditioner is an amenity that no one especially in India can resist, considering the weather in summers. Now, in many new-age cars, the AC controls have been modernized. By that, we meant many cars get touch controls for the car HVAC or are in the infotainment system in the car. Even the touch controls are of two types. One, where the car has dedicated HVAC touch controls, just like the 4th gen Honda City or the new Skoda Kushaq.

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   Next, when the controls are provided on the screen, which takes a lot more than a press of a button just to change the temperature. These controls are present in the MG Hector. Be it any touch control, they sound cool, but in actual operation, they are rather irritating.

5. Unnecessary chimes
   

   

   Before the BS6 era, many cars back then had a lot of chimes. Chimes for the door not closed, one to indicate that the car is in accessory mode, and also how can we forget the seat belt reminders. To be exact, that was super annoying. There was only one thing left to annoy the occupants, chimes while driving.

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   Et Voila, after the implementation of the BS6 norms, BNVSAP were going in a different direction altogether. These new vehicles have not one but two dynamic chimes. One when the car hits a speed of 80kmph and the next at 120kmph which just continues to beep. This is where it is a little dangerous, focus on the road or the chime. Let us know in the comment section below.

6. Space saver spare wheel
   

   

   The most apparent cost-cutting measure the car manufacturers take is to eliminate the less-used component. And what’s better than the spare tyre that the cars come with? Also, do remember the component should hamper the reliability or performance of the vehicle. So, the company saves big and gains a lot with a space-saver tyre.

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   For instance, a space-saver saves space and allows for more space. And omitting the wheel altogether allows for weight saving as well as cost. Instead, now companies like Tata Motors have started providing puncture repair kits with the vehicle. Which indeed is cheaper than a full wheel. But be it cost cutting, it is annoying.

7. Blank switches
   

   

   Imagine you are buying an Rs. 13- Rs. 17 Lakh vehicle and you get are some black switches. Blank switches are dummy pieces of plastic that are placed in the place of a button. This button could be anything or a feature that the car might be deprived of.

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   So, coming back, paying a wholesome and getting a blank switch is super annoying. More so, if you have to pay Rs. 5- Rs. 6 Lakh more to change the blanks to actual buttons is taking it to the next level.

8. Presence of only type C-Charger
   

   

   Most of the sports phones across the globe come with a Type-C charger, except of course the iPhone. Well, that is okay for phones, having only a Type-C charging power in the car is rather annoying.

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   Okay, many phones do come with a Type-C to Type-C charging cable, but the majority still get a Type-C to USB cable. Hence only a Type-C port forces an unnecessary purchase of a cable that is compatible.

9. No Dead padel
   

   

   The next one is something that is always a part of a car with an automatic transmission, but not so much in a car with a manual transmission. A deal pedal is something that has become a necessity on every car.

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   Drivers driving a manual tend to rest their left foot on the clutch. And doing so is a rather bad habit as it wears the clutch a little bit more. Hence, having a dead petal is more crucial.

10. Limited seat and steering adjustment
    

    

    Most manufacturers offer only the tilt function, and it is definitely annoying to see why they cannot provide the telescopic too on all variants. It is definitely not a complex mechanism, and if offered, it only makes the car so much better and more comfortable. Additionally, at times in lower variants of a vehicle carmaker omits the height adjustment for that driver seat.

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    Everybody is not of the same height and hence will not have the same reachability, so having this feature is more of an advantage. If the car sells well because of the same reason, then the manufacturer also benefits from it.

So, these were the 10 features we think are frustrating. Which features do you think are irritating? Let us know in the comment section below.