There was a reddit thread this year where someone asked "what brand would you tell everyone to avoid", and it was a pretty unanimous "Toyota wins."
Hopefully they'll quit making infotainment systems. I like my phone->FM adapter.
Edit: I worded my comment poorly. The mechanics all love Toyota. Everything else was on many guys' shit-lists.
But same re. infotainment. I have a suction cup MagSafe charging mount for my 2004 4Runner and I patched a bluetooth receiver into the stock head unit. Nothing better than that glorious amber glow when driving late at night. LCD's are blinding by comparison.
Plus this way I don't ever have to enter the iPhone's crippled CarPlay navigation mode, or really deal with CarPlay ever. I just use the phone the same as any other time, no new UI or "safe driving" features to obstruct me.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jbw8i7/mechanics...
Interestingly, on the OP link, they don't list the Tacoma, notoriously one of the most reliable vehicles.
Part of the reason is that Toyota uses really conservative, classic engineering. They sell things that have worked well for decades, and they're hesitant to introduce new features.
That's also why their infotainment systems are notoriously terrible and they lagged years behind everyone else on selling electric cars. Gotta take the good with the bad.
I thought part of that was that they were big believers in hydrogen?
Interesting, as I was under the assumption that Toyota and Honda were the cheapest to repair.
Older than I thought, but perhaps I just stumbled across it this year. That's the only one I could find with a big number of comments, like I recall.