I am with mstateglfr, I now have three Shimano 11s and love them. I was a design engineer for a few years and can say we did our damndest to improve things. You can pick apart marketing and what ever a brand manager does or your individual experience with a "Modern" system but people that study what consumers in general are experiencing say:
J.D. Power’s Newest Study Proves New Cars Are More Reliable Than Ever
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Amanda Cline on February 27, 2021
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Vehicle dependability is at an all-time high, with the overall level of problems cited by owners declining 10% from a year ago, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study."