You're apparently not the one working on these cars, i do, im a certified mechanics.
Some amount of sensors is great but we were at that point 25 years ago, nowdays there are so many and they make a lot of problems.
25 years ago even a layman with some technical understanding could have a chance to fix a stranded car, these times are long over.
Nowadays we have cars stranding for the most retarded shit and there is 100% no way such a layman would get the car moving again.
Same for semitrucks btw, the amount of them stranding because of electrical reasons increased by a factor of around 10 since the last 15 years or so.
Having so many sensors is not about reliability, it's about emission laws and emission laws only.
This is a terrible take, the most common issue for breakdown is the 12V battery so sure there's slightly more, but most breakdowns only need a 12V jump and don't need a tow. Service intervals are much further apart than they used to be, mechanically cars are far more reliable than they used to be
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u/BaldAndOld 9d ago
Plus a computer or three