What are some reliable cars that aren't Toyotas or Hondas?

I get that Toyota, Honda and older Nissans are reliable but what are some other vehicles that are reliable or close enough? For example cars with the 3800 v6, geo prisms, etc. My budget is about $2000 and I need it to drive about 15 miles to university. I'm asking since all the traditionally reliable cars all have like 250k+ miles on them and I feel like at that point it's safer to go for a Mazda protege with 150k.