Soviet cars were "reliable" in the sense that yes, they broke down very often and in predictable ways, so that most people could fix them.
I find it far preferable to the car manufacturer shutting you out of your car entirely via a remote call.
I find a lot of people like to make dramatic comparisons (like you just did) when they don't even have the option of acting on their supposed preferences. I doubt you even understand what life would be like with the pile of shit that soviet cars were.
It seems Toyota has been adding proprietary electronic crap to their entry level cars just like every other manufacturer. Even their entry level models.
IMHO the days of easy repairs are going away :(
I also had the stuck accelerator thing recently. So no more Toyotas for me.
Stuff has just gotten way too complicated. It's more than right to repair, it's ability or ease of repair that counts more as a practical matter.