Eli5: Why are petrol engines not built like diesel engines in terms of reliability?

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Diesel engines easily run 400.000km especially Mercedes cars but petrol will give up way sooner

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I’m not an expert on diesels but don’t they not even have an ignition system? The glow plugs need to be warmed up initially but then the combustion is caused mainly by the compression in the cylinder.

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