It was more reliable, more versatile and better suited to the roads at a time where the only paved roads were in the city. People could drive on the narrow muddy road to a field where they could detach a rear wheel and run machinery. It would run on gasoline, kerosene or ethanol and could be fitted with tracks and skis to go in the snow. People used it on trails that were normally only passable on foot or by horse.It does not follow. The Model T was hugely successful. Documented as not a quality product by the standards of that day. The Yugo, when originally released, was of low quality. Successful because it was cheap.
You comparing apples to oranges. But it was also cheaper, a more functional vehicle for the target market. Even ignoring the price, it was a quality vehicle.