I will start by stating that my wife has been driving for 15 years and has always driven a manual. She has run a nissan micra for 2 years (first car no power steering either!), a brand new fiat 500 for 5 years, a brand new VW new beetle and a used mini country man for 3 years all with regular servicing and maintenance and has never had any serious issues.   Last week her 2018 plate Karoq broke down on a busy junction, transmission totally disappeared without warning. She did not have a