I used to be a mobile computer engineer so I went thru a lot of company cars & have driven thousands & thousands of miles.
Vauxhall combo van 1996 – terrible broke down all the time Inc new clutch at 20,000 miles then a new gearbox was a real dog. Had from new
Ford focus 1999 1.8 zetec needed a new battery after 3 days, new bulkhead hvac wiring after 2 weeks (missing grommet wires chafed), 12,000 miles turbo started whistling, rev car made it sound like police car, had over 40 aircon faults, 70,000 miles needed new engine as Shell bearing collapsed on piston 3,1onth later head gasket blew on new engine exploded the coolant bottle.
VW Passat 2002 overall reliable however arrived with a wiring fault causing disco effect on rear lights
My best most reliable car was a 2003 Ford Mondeo estate 2 5 Ghia X I bought in 2013 for £500. I put new tyres on it & that was it until it got a misfire then I drive back from Yorkshire to Norfolk with a cylinder down, spark plugs replaced all sorted they were 1st set in the car they’d lasted 100,000 miles. That & a wheel bearing was all that car cost me over 3 years plus it was hilarious when ppl were shocked when a Mondeo estate screamed off at junctions with a 2.5 V6 in it, soooo much fun.
Long story short I wouldn’t worry all car marques have bad cars my dad had a Corsa with the dreaded 1.4 16v engines that used to self destruct 4 new engines under warranty….
I’m ordering an MG ZS EV this week