Exactly. This is one reason I don't buy vehicle models with recent changes. I tend to stick with models that are at least ten years old, and specific vehicles that are five years old. Other dipshits can be the test dummies. It's served me well so far. I rarely deal with anything outside normal maintenance or wear.

By model I mean model line. Many vehicles seem to have design cycles where not much changes for that block of time (to maximize profits on the R&D). It actually isn't counterintuitive when you understand some basic engineering principles related to design and testing. But I agree most people think in reverse.