The best car is one that you can count on, and reliability is an important thing to consider as a car ages!
Another key component is your car’s mileage. The average US driver puts about 14,000 miles a year on a car. At that rate, your 2005 Stratus would have about 252,000 miles on the odometer by now. That’s certainly pushing things to the edge as far as life expectancy goes, but if you’ve driven a lot less than that, then you’ll likely have more time.