My point was that you're using data that's taken out of context and ignores the many improvements which make the old failures; often which were the result of quality control and immature spaceflight technologies. Including the failures of the Soviets' programs would be like using boiler explosions from steam engines to say diesel engines are unsafe.

Heck, even your revision is not terribly accurate. Aside from NASA, the ESA, China, India and even the United Arab Emirates have all had successful missions to Mars. China's even got a functioning lander and rover.