I have never had any of my springfield models, and I've owned compacts, service models, tacticals, and XDMs in assorted calibers. I've shot a variety of ammunition in all of them. And I've never had a single stovepipe, failure to extract/ eject, fire, or feed. What unconventional shooting position has ever caused a malf? I'd personally like to know so I can shoot from that position myself.
Here are a couple links to some torture tests in case you wanted to read up on them.
I have an XD9 that the "striker retaining roll pin" broke on in less than 100 rounds of ammo. Didn't need to do much research after that on their reliability. That being said, we replaced the roll pin and it is my wife's favorite pistol, one that she adopted as hers. It has been fairly reliable since, but looking at the wall thickness of that .35 cent roll pin has made me skeptical. I am also not a fan of the fact that it is 100% cocked while carrying. While this adds to a lighter feeling trigger pull on her XD, I like the idea of the 70% cocked action of the glock with the trigger cocking it the rest of the way. Safer in my mind...especially considering the cheapo roll pin.
I currently own all three and do believe that it comes down to the pistol you like to shoot, but I definitely give the nod to the M/P or the Glock as far as parts quality and simplicity. With my wife and I shooting about 1000 rds/month out of them, it is very obvious that my Glock will go longer without care than the XD. We haven't put much through her M/P as it is a compact model, so I don't have as honest and accurate comparison there.
http://theprepared.com/content/view/90//administrator/
http://www.weaponscache.com/forum/pi...ture-test.html
I would also have to agree with that.