Bias is always an issue and I think the press are worse if anything - always banging on about German reliability and build quality when it's been going downhill for decades, iD3/4 getting glowing reviews despite many issues/cost-cutting which French or Far Eastern brands would be slated for. I've got friends who won't buy Renault because they had a Scenic which had an engine blow - they conveniently forget the warning light was on for 6 months and they ignored it!
Yes, bias is everywhere, depends where you look.
For example, the Kona fires seem to have escaped serious attention, but Tesla have one or two and it’s world news.
On the subject of engines blowing, years ago a mate of mine had his work efforts rewarded by being presented with an Austin Montego company car. He hated it, to the extent that he drained it of most of the oil in an attempt to kill it.
A few weeks later it was still going, but now sounded like a bag of spanners, not that it was silky smooth before of course...
