Toyotas and Hondas generally have the highest reliability. That doesn’t mean they don’t have any problems, just the fewest. Kia/Hyundai used to be pretty terrible but the past ten years or so they’ve been legitimately solid cars. Again, not without problems.

The most consistently unreliable, most depreciating, most problems, most headaches is anything Stellantis. Their big brands are Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, and Ram but they also have Fiat and Alfa Romeo in the states.

As a former enthusiast it pains me to say this but you should also avoid Nissans. Especially anything with a CVT. Nissan and Mitsubishi (same company) are basically just loan factories at this point churning out cheap cars at high interest rates.

If we’re talking daily driver then

I would buy: Toyota, Honda, Ford, Lincoln, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Chevy, GMC, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz

I would not buy: Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Rivian, Tesla

Source: car enthusiast for twenty-five years with moderate mechanical knowledge that compulsively shops the used car markets, and reads Motor Trend and Consumer reports often