What's your threat model? In other words, is your primary goal to find a vehicle that's easy to repair, or easy to tinker and modify, or one that is less vulner

What's your threat model? In other words, is your primary goal to find a vehicle that's easy to repair, or easy to tinker and modify, or one that is less vulnerable to malicious actors that target electronic components? In either case, your 'new' qualifier makes things increasingly difficult, as rear-view cameras will be required in all new cars sold in the US in 2018 [1]. Electronic Stability Control has been mandated since 2012 [2]. Edmunds published a blog posts last year on buying 'low tech cars' [3] that seems to fit your criteria, where they name some base models of cars that are less fitted to the brim with electronics. [1] http://www.nhtsa.gov/About-NHTSA/Press-Releases/2014/NHTSA-Announces-Final-Rule-Requiring-Rear-Visibility-Technology http://www.nhtsa.gov/About-NHTSA/Press-Releases/2014/NHTSA-A... [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20100111175448/http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.012c081c5966f0ca3253ab10cba046a0 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111175448/http://www.nhtsa.... [3] http://www.edmunds.com/car-technology/how-to-buy-a-low-tech-car.html http://www.edmunds.com/car-technology/how-to-buy-a-low-tech-...