I never see that problem with revolvers.
Then it is obvious you don't have very much experience with a variety of revolvers. When a revolver malfunctions it's usually difficult to remedy easily.
Example 1: Unburned powder between the frame and face of the cylinder. Locked-up the gun completely. Gun would no longer function. That one took me nearly 4 hours to remedy.
Example 2: Strain screw backed out on the mainspring. Gun would not reliably ignite the primers. That took about 20 minutes and some Loctite to fix - but, it essentially put the gun out-of-service until I could get it home and take it apart.
Example 3: Last Thursday I had a M629 out and the commercial ammunition I was using was, apparently, not crimped sufficiently and a bullet backed out of the case locking up the cylinder until I could figure out how to slightly push the bullet back into the case, open the cylinder and clear the gun.
... but it does have the ability to continue firing in the case of a mis-fire due to a bad primer or dud round, without any "clearing" on the part of the user.
Both my SiG P229 and my HK P30 will continue "firing" (hammer will cock and fall) by simply pulling the trigger. If this is an important feature for you in a semi-auto pistol - then all you have to do is choose a pistol that functions double action. If the round is a dud, the yes, you have to rack the slide.
To the OP - any type of gun may malfunction, there are no guarantees. If you are using a gun for self defense, then you owe it to yourself to use the best ammunition possible - not the cheapest.
If you would like to see real world semi-auto testing, then go to Todd Green's
website
On the right hand side you will find "Range Reports" under which you can find different gun tests. The much maligned reliability of the 1911 came out to be 64,579 rounds, 15 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 5 parts breakages.
The part that broke the most during this testing was the ejector - however, even the broken ejector did not cause the gun to malfunction. Todd would find the ejector broken when he cleaned the gun - which he was not very diligent about. He cleaned the gun about every 5K rounds.
If you want an excuse to buy or carry a revolver, quit looking to find it superior to a semi-auto - just go buy it and carry it.