Honda’s are gross but reliable. You kind of win... kind of.

Also watch out for automatic transmission failures. Honda is pretty good at those.

Volvo Whiteblock FTW! No ducking required either, just lean back into a room full of pillows...

My OM617 did 28,000 KM while I was taking a nap.

I usually base my reliability comparisons on an actual “big” engine: The Ford 300cid (4.9L) Inline 6.

28,000 kilometers is like 5 miles.

Been saying this for years. I’ve always had a group of friends who were into cars and between them there has been 5 335's, 2 M3's, an X5, an S4, Jetta’s, GTI’s and probably some stuff I’m forgetting. Both M3's had tranny/engine problems. ALL FIVE 335's had their fuel pumps fail (among other problems), the X5 broke a…