Exactly. That's the point I always try to make when defending German reliability - they simply have more features built in to them, and are ahead of the curve in technological achievements (Mercedes, especially) by such a margin that statistically they have more crap that's likely to go wrong.
Where as your everyday Toyota doesn't. Likewise, Japanese luxury makes often wait years before implementing those same features the German cars have had, because playing the waiting game has always been a trait of Japan. They wait until a technology is dramatically improved before implementing it - early adopting is not a Japanese quality.
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