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That sludge problem was hardly a quiet problem, all the auto rags and TV stations and even newspapers (remember them) were all over that problem precisely because it was Toyota and they had such a good reputation. Ditto the unattended acceleration problem.
I own 2 very different Toyotas with zero issues other than a bad alignment at delivery on one. (ignoring the obsolete map data.) Son just hit 120k on his.
In my 6 Boxster ownership years I had an O2 sensor burn out at exactly the same mileage as one in my Honda (the Porsche replacement was cheaper). One airbag light problem.
My Honda Acura left me stranded 250 miles from home in the middle of a high school reunion trip where time was critical. Known issue, recall issued, told mine was one of the good ones, sure enough transmission failed with the exact problem.
Me thinks all cars can have problems given the number of parts and variables involved, I'm not fool enough to think my little samples are all that meaningful to anyone but me. The more complex the cars get and the more gadgets they have, the problem is only going to get worse. And now we ask them to connect with other computers (phones, tablets, code readers, etc) with varying firmware/software quality.
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