And you are right, the prototype A330 did crash - I meant to say no pax or aircrew have been killed in a crash since EIS of A330/340 or B777. With over 1500 of these in service compared to just 200 MD11's - whichever way you look at it the 330/340/777 safety record in service is infintely superior to the MD11.
True however at what point do you decide there is a design flaw?
If the same number of MD11's were produced as 330/340/777's would you have therefore expected 45 of them to have fatally crashed?
It doesn't work like that.
I myself have been on over 100 transatlantic DC10's / MD-11's over the years. Ok most of those flights were between 1990 and 2002 however both aircraft are very pleasant for the passengers onboard. Very spacious.
Furthermore, there have been quite a few 737 crashes over the years and more recently quite a few A320's have been lost.