Yours truly has been in and out of the car service business for decades. The list in the video below is not just accurate, but a testimony that car makers can make great, reliable vehicles and engines.
One of the key problems with the low quality of cars today is that government gas mileage requirements that have gotten so stringent that technology simply cannot keep up and has car makers producing essentially what are flimsy tin cans with a big turbo.
If you are not happy with the reliability of todays cars, most of which are junk, call your Member of Congress.
Yours truly actually drives one of the vehicles in this video.