History YMMV / CanadasWorstDriver

** Ashley from Season 4. She was shortlisted to graduate four times, and still was named Canada's Worst Driver. She was an unusual case overall, since it was obvious to everyone that she was a ''way'' more skilled driver than runner-up Emily, and in fact most of the drivers from her season; the real problem was her inability to get on with her husband while driving, something which neither made any real attempt to improve (frying the alternator on ''Andrew's own truck'' in the final road test didn't help much either).

** Season 12's Mike is one, considering his tragic backstory. Just think of Aaron, but up to eleven.

** Season 12 had Mike, who had suffered a brain injury (like Aaron) turned UpToEleven (which was he had to ''relearn everything that he had ever learned in his life'') and his commitment to learning how to drive again, despite the numerous accidents since he gotten.

** Season 12's Mike is one, considering his tragic backstory. Just think of Aaron, but UpToEleven.

* AccidentalInnuendo: ''Azim won't stop playing with his gearshift''

** In terms of most hated nominators; we have Wil (Melissa's nominator) from Season 5 based on his constant yelling that goes into DomesticAbuse territory, and Yolanda (Michael's nominator) from ''Ever'' as she refused to go into the vehicle with him, and even reprimands him if he passes a challenge. Nobody missed Yolanda when her husband (and Michael's original nominator from Season 2) took her place in the second half.

** Shelby from Season 3 is also well-liked for his pleasant demeanor.

* {{Adorkable}}: Michael is a major geek, and able to drop sci-fi and comic references into any conversation, but also manages to stay very charming and likable while doing so.

** Brad and Donna from Season 6. He's a grumpy, perpetually frustrated driver with some deep seated anger issues, and she's a controlling wife who often laughs at Brad's mistakes, but both are also sympathetic, Brad for his mother's death from a road accident and Donna's treatment of him, Donna for her severe shoulder injury and having to care for her ailing father. Donna also earned some points for being supportive of Brad when he did well (the donut challenge being a good example).

** Tyler from Season 12 would have been easily the most-disliked driver in any previous season (Krystal easily outshone him in that regard this year), due to his generally oblivious attitude and admission of habitually drinking and driving. However, he made a real effort to improve over the course of the season, was treated more sympathetically by fans after it was revealed that he had sustained a brain injury several years prior, helped Daniella a lot with her own confidence problems, and finally redeemed himself by doing well in the last two episodes, becoming the season's final graduate. Even Krystal’s nominator, Steven, said that watching Tyler's journey had made the season worthwhile despite Krystal's own refusal to learn.

** Jillian's treatment of her fiancé made her one of the more hated drivers on Season 11, but coming back for Season 13 as a nominator for Ashley helped redeem her

** [[DumbBlonde Dale]], especially after her antics in ''Ever'', which ultimately resulted in her being expelled in the penultimate episode and made many viewers think she should have still received the title despite being expelled (and she almost did). If she wasn't hated for that, she's more likely hated for trying to ''run over'' Andrew and pass it off as a "joke".
** [[NeverMyFault Kevin]] in season 8 and ''Ever'' was greatly disliked by viewers because he blamed everything else on his bad driving from the weather to his blind eye, and even swore at Andrew and snapped at him after Andrew stopped the drive when it was becoming too dangerous to continue. Kevin also snapped at some fans on the Show's Facebook page.
** [[FatIdiot Sly]] with some fans in ''Ever'', for breaking his distracted driving promise to Aaron from Season 7, and also to fans of Season 7's Shirley, who felt he should have still been named the worst despite his better final drive.
** [[CaptainOblivious Sholom]] in Season 11 is this for most fans. His total oblivious was just painful to watch and failed all but one challenge. Fans of Jillian were angrier when he was passed over as the worst that season in favor of Jillian.

*** Dale is another case. Everyone thought she was bound for the final 3 (and possibly "worst ever"), but she left rehab after the slalom challenge, went back home, and broke her hand when trying to break into her own home. With the fact she wouldn't drive soon from that injury, and her complete lack of memory, the experts and Andrew expelled her from rehab. Almost {{subverted}} when she was brought back for the running but was passed over for Kevin as his public drive was horrific.

** Angelina in ''Ever''. Seeing her slowly descend into a sobbing BrokenBird is heartbreaking, you just want to hug her and let her know that the world is not all out against her.

* HilariousInHindsight: In a Facebook exclusive promo for Season 7, Ben sings about each contestant and their nominator and includes the line "Shirley is sure that she'll go first and Janis is sure that she's the worst". By the time of CWD Ever, both are nearly proven right, with Shirley being the worst in Season 7, and graduating in Episode 2 of ''Ever'', which is typically the first episode someone graduates.

** Tyler from Season 12 would have been easily the most-disliked driver in any previous season (Krystal easily outshone him in that regard this year), due to his generally oblivious attitude and admission of habitually drinking and driving. However, he made a real effort to improve over the course of the season, was treated more sympathetically by fans after it was revealed that he had sustained a brain injury several years prior, and finally redeemed himself by doing well in the last two episodes, becoming the season's final graduate. Even Krystal’s nominator, Steven, said that watching Tyler's journey had made the season worthwhile despite Krystal's own refusal to learn.

** Arun from Season 5. He was ''not'' liked by most viewers at first, especially during the fifth episode when he displayed blatantly sexist behavior toward his wife and nearly caused a half-dozen accidents in the lane changing rally. However, the news that fellow contestant Crystal's brother-in-law had been killed in a motoring accident later in that episode really seemed to shake him up, and after that, he took rehab a lot more seriously, started behaving more reasonably toward his wife, and became the season's final graduate.

* WhatAnIdiot: Two contestants in two separate seasons (same guys under RedemptionRejection) have stated low opinions of police officers, as well as having boasted about very illegal acts (Scott drove under someone else's name while under ''house arrest''). Look at the former occupation of TheBigGuy. He still carries a badge. He has an obligation to report such confessions to the police where these things happen. Yes, he ''will'' fulfill that obligation. Oh, and yes, the judges ''will'' question the intelligence of anyone who boasts about such things on ''national television''.
** Then-Sergeant Cam Woolley also called Colin from Season Two an idiot, due to his driving.
*** At one point, after deliberately failing a challenge and shattering the car's window in the process, Colin bragged about his actions to a friend. By cell phone. Where at least three other contestants heard him very clearly. Sgt. Woolley was not the only one on that show who considered Colin an idiot.
*** To further about Colin, he went to college for [[HypocriticalHumor police studies]] - i.e. to become a police officer - when he was nominated and said on camera that he would flash his student ID at any officer that pulled him over and claim he was on his way to an exam. Then, he said he 'didn't think cops were the smartest people out there'. Cam Woolley [[TheDogBitesBack took a number of very helpful photos of Colin's car, his license plate number, and the video clip of him saying he thinks police are stupid and emailed it to all the officers in Colin's town.]] Apparently, he had to sell his car because of all the police attention.
*** Furthermore, both Colin and Scott could have ''graduated'' in the same episode they were expelled in, had they just tried. Scott had actually done well in the episode's challenges, the fellow contestants expected him to be the episode's graduate, and had he done a slower run on the shoulder check challenge, he likely would have gotten the nod from the judges, as well as not losing his insurance courtesy of Danny. As for Colin, the other driver's performances on the skid challenge was so poor, he was outright told prior to it, "Pass all three segments, you're graduating". Instead, he steered with one hand on the first segment, steered towards the obstacles in the second, and crashed intentionally in the third.
** Many of the contestants have GameShow-grade dim bulb moments when asked to identify road signs. For instance, Dale thought that a sign indicating an information centre (a brown sign with a white question mark) meant that the road to the information centre was shaped like a question mark.
** Angelina from Season 5 is also bad to the point where she tries a reversing challenge while drinking a coffee without a lid. When she is forced to drop it, she wouldn't shut up about how upset she was. Also, her driving is horrendously bad to the point that her nominee admitted that she tended to crash ''all the time'' and Angelina was convinced that she did well on some challenges where she nearly destroyed them. No wonder she 'won'. Andrew even called her the worst driver of all time.
*** And if you were scheduled to take part in a show called ''Canada's Worst Driver Ever'', what should you ''not'' do the night before you make an hour-long drive to the rehab center? Get drunk. Angelina showed up at the starting line with a hangover and had to hitch a ride with Chris.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** The show's premise is to try and make bad drivers better, but sometimes there are drivers that show they are unable to drive at all whether due to medical reasons, mental/emotional problems, or just being unable to drive at all. By the fourteen seasons so far, at least 5 nominees have given up driving (three gave up willingly, one was willing to in the beginning only to be forced when he tried to weasel out of the deal, and one was forced to give up driving due to failing a medical driving review).
** With some of the nominees on the show, they prove that they just refuse how to learn how to take in the lessons from the experts (Season 2 Colin and Season 12 Krystal are prime examples).
** The show has ''an entire course'' dedicated to dropping an anvil about distracted driving, which by the time of Season 14 is the cause of nearly a quarter of all Canadian auto accidents—even more than ''drunk driving.'' Andrew takes it UpToEleven at the start of that season's fourth episode, [[SincerityMode bluntly and humorlessly]] calling anyone who obsesses over their cellphone while driving—even ''after'' having accidents caused by being distracted by their cellphones—a "sociopath".

*** Andrew, where Krystal constantly attacked him for pointing out (correctly) that her driving is putting others at danger, leading Andrew to state on camera that her drama is tiring him out. His breaking point was when he, visibly frustrated at that point, had to state that Krystal's texting and driving habit was endangering the crew and showing that she did not commit to her promises of not texting and driving while moving in Episode 7. The true point however is in the final episode where her many infractions on the road laws, combined with her road rage text dependent usage, and constant yelling at Andrew caused him to finally have enough, call off the road test and leave her to drive back to the rehab center herself, with him hitching a ride in the camera car.

** [[NeverMyFault Kevin]] in season 8 and ''Ever'' was greatly disliked by viewers because he [[NeverMyFault blamed everything else on his bad driving]] from the weather to his blind eye, and even swore at Andrew and snapped at him after Andrew stopped the drive when it was becoming too dangerous to continue. Kevin also snapped at some fans on the Show's Facebook page.

** [[NeverMyFault Kevin]] in season 8 and ''Ever'' was greatly disliked by viewers because [[NeverMyFault blamed everything else on his bad driving]] from the weather to his blind eye, and even swore at Andrew and snapped at him after Andrew stopped the drive when it was becoming too dangerous to continue. Kevin also snapped at some fans on the Show's Facebook page.

** Tyler from Season 12 would have been easily the most-disliked driver in any previous season (Krystal easily outshone him in that regard this year), due to his generally oblivious attitude and admission of habitually drinking and driving. However, he made a real effort to improve over the course of the season, was treated more sympathetically by fans after it was revealed that he had sustained a brain injury several years prior, and finally redeemed himself by doing well in the last two episodes, becoming the season's final graduate. Even the Krystal’s nominator, Steven, said that watching Tyler's journey had made the season worthwhile despite Krystal's own refusal to learn.

** [[DrunkDriver Donna]] from Season 4, as a result of her unrepentant attitude toward drink-driving and continuing to believe that she should drive despite numerous health problems. Even the loss of her license she remained as defiant as ever in the e-mail she sent to the show.

** They pushed the 10th season anniversary a lot with a lot of their obstacle’s birthday related.

** Brad and Donna from Season 6. He's a grumpy , perpetually frustrated driver with some deep seated anger issues, and she's a controlling wife who often laughs at Brad's mistakes, but both are also sympathetic, Brad for his mother's death from a road accident and Donna's treatment of him, Donna for her severe shoulder injury and having to care for her ailing father. Donna also earned some points for being supportive of Brad when he did well (the donut challenge being a good example).

* In Episode 2 of Season 14, Andrew encourages Karlene by telling her that she might not overcome her fear and anxiety then, but she'll overcome it in time. Karlene does manage to, in Episode 6...only to relapse ''after being graduated'' and crash straight back down into the same nervous wreck she entered the show as.