‘Anything German’: Mechanics say Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes, Audi are their ‘least’ favorite cars to work on. Here’s why it’s so expensive

In an informal poll of a group of Austin, Texas-based mechanics, German cars rated incredibly low—continuing an online debate that social media-savvy mechanics have been staging.

This latest installment comes from the team at Genuine Automotive in Austin (@genuineautomotiveatx), getting more than 1.4 million views as of Tuesday to a recent video put up this month.

In it, several mechanics are asked about their least favorite car to work on.

The first offers, "Audi Volkswagen...