If they are built weak they would continue to fail. Right now if I want my project cuda finished before I turn too old to work on it I have to settle on a good used car.
Have you looked at Mazdas? I LOVE my daily driver Mazda6, and haven't had a single problem with it for 3 years. Loved my previous two Mazdas as well (Mazda3 and Mazda5) -- that's why I keep going back to them. Never had a mechanical issue with any of them. Just something to consider.