I am not suprised that Chrysler-Fiat's Jeep and Fiats are all on the avoid list.
I am surprised that MB and VW are on the avoid list too.
I owned a MB 250 long time ago, no problem whatsoever. In recent years, I owned and still own a few VWs, I have nothing but praise for VW; it is really Folks Wagon (English translation of the German name, Volkswagen = peoples' car)!