I bought a Speed Triple 1200 in 2021 - no problems with that.
I bought a 400X Scrambler in July - no problems (so far).
I have a Tiger Sport 800 on order for next March - hope my luck isn’t about to run out 
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Yes, I think car manufacturers are generally a bit more thorough in their testing.
A good example… (the likes of Saul will no doubt find this amusing).
Ducati Multistrada (2013) didn’t have a separate hazard switch, instead hazards were activated by holding the left indicator for several seconds. A few months in owners started to report what seemed random activation of hazards when turning left. Ducati started warranty replacements of switch units. Didn’t solve the problem. Self and other forum members experimenting in garage realised the problem. It needed a line of code in the software to restart the time count after each left turn, instead it was adding each activation until it reached the hazards trigger time.
This proved Italian test riders don’t bother indicating much. It also took Ducati 18 months to come to the correct conclusion that forum members had managed in a few weeks. 
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Or that they can’t count. 
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Triumph have been doing too much of the ‘what should we make next’ and not enough improving what they have IMO. The bikes that appeal most to me are all flawed in some way. Bonnies a bit too lardy and tubed wheels? Also the Speed and Street triples need a better, less frustrating electronics package. It seems like new model after new model of late trying to get a piece of every market imaginable.
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Some folk are never happy! You can play at being 8 by going for a Bond edition, or a posh git with a Breitling and now you can have an Icon edition 
Who says Triumph don’t listen to the customer? 
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