He makes some good points but I wouldn’t limit my search only to cars 2000-2012. I bought a 2013 Prius V with 69,600 miles that just had the whole brake system replaced. The brake actuator was a weak spot on those years. Owner paid over $4000 for that repair. Bought it for $11,700 two years ago and it currently has 93,700 miles. I have not had a single problem with it. It had the original hybrid battery, I checked it a few months ago with the Dr Prius app and it showed 69% life left.
In March of this year I bought a 2017 Ram 1500 Longhorn 4x4 with the 5.7 Hemi to replace my 2001 Ram 2500 4x4 Cummins with a 6 spd stick. Since I am retired I no longer need a heavy duty truck. I bought this truck from WA state with 76,500 miles and my friend who lives there went to look at it for me. Truck was in immaculate condition and even the undercarriage was spotless. Not a drop of fluid or oil mist anywhere and even stuff that you normally see surface rust on, like the hose spring clamps were clean and shiny. When I got the truck, I changed the engine and trans oil. Yesterday I installed a Diablo Trinity 2 with the unlocked PCM. In addition to improving the power, throttle response and sharpening the transmission shifts, it also disabled the MDS cylinder deactivation. I did due diligence and checked for best years and 2017 is at the top of the list in many surveys.
The last new car I bought was a 2011 Scion XB. I definitely would not buy anything newer than 2022 and I would not limit my choices to 2000-2012 like was suggested in the video.