I think most cars have issues, even 'reliable' ones (VW pd engines eating camshafts, or mondeo injector failures). Technology and design has improved, but that has allowed things to be built closer to the bone (see audi 1.8t conrods..). It's this trend which will cause things to wear out more quickly.

I don't think we're seeing it yet, many 10 year old cars will do 200k no problem, in another 10 years they will be like washing machines, which a standard built in economic obsolescence at 100k