I meant that currently I don't trust its reliability given that its past the 210k mile mark. It's 16 years old. My hope is to keep it until I no longer have to pay taxes on it, which is @ the 20 year mark - it is not however something I would let my spouse operate, mostly because she isn't mechanically inclined were it to break down for whatever reason.
Battery is something that can always fail within few years. Even more with start/stop systems which every ICE car has nowadays.
That said, if your new car has significant safety improments like auto braking, rear camera, cross traffic warnings etc. these are good reasons to upgrade.
Btw. our city car is 2007 Honda Jazz/Fit, that thing is perfect. Yes, battery failed few times but that's about it.
