I came to the same conclusion. The exact year varies a bit by manufacturer.

Chevy's pre-2008 were in a good spot, maybe 2007 for the avalanche body change? Quite a few Hondas and Toyotas were good through the early teens, especially the 4 cylinders.

I have a late 80s GMC pickup, 2005 Buick, and a Chevy Volt. The only one I have any real issues with is the Volt, though that's only been the last couple years as the battery is getting old; the most frustrating thing is needing to run questionable software on an airgapped laptop just to turn the Volt back on when a high voltage safety flag is flipped tripped in the computer.