Maybe I've been lucky then
Current Passat has a rattle on the dash somewhere but fine apart. My older VWs had far less electrical trickery to go wrong including keep fit windows.
I had two Honda experiences years ago that were at odds with each other, Drove a Japanese built HRV in the 90s for 150 metres off the dealer place before it died. Under 2k on it. Previous to that I'd been driving an Accord built in an ex British Leyland factory by ex BL workers which was still going at 180k with nothing broken.