May 2007
Cleaning and laundry
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Reliable:
Rainbow Most repair-prone:
Eureka, Hoover, Kenmore, and Miele
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Reliable:
Eureka and Kirby Among the more repair-prone:
Fantom and Simplicity |
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| Washers | |
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Reliable:
Frigidaire, GE, Kenmore, and Whirlpool for front-loaders; Frigidaire, GE, Kenmore, Roper, and Whirlpool for top-loaders Among the more repair-prone:
Amana, Fisher & Paykel, and KitchenAid for top-loaders Most repair-prone:
Maytag for front-loaders
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Reliable:
No brand stood out as especially reliable. Among the more repair-prone:
Amana and KitchenAid |
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Selected product details
Washing machines
| % ever repaired | |
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| Front-loaders | |
| Whirlpool | 9 |
| GE | 10 |
| Kenmore (Sears) | 10 |
| Frigidaire | 12 |
| Maytag | 19 |
| Conventional top-loaders | |
| Roper | 7 |
| GE | 9 |
| Frigidaire | 10 |
| Kenmore (Sears) | 10 |
| Whirlpool | 10 |
| Maytag | 12 |
| Fisher & Paykel | 15 |
| Amana | 15 |
| KitchenAid | 18 |
Clothes dryers
| % ever repaired | |
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| Electric | |
| Roper | 5 |
| Whirlpool | 6 |
| GE | 6 |
| Maytag | 6 |
| Frigidaire | 6 |
| Kenmore (Sears) | 7 |
| Fisher & Paykel | 7 |
| KitchenAid | 10 |
| Amana | 10 |
| Gas | |
| Whirlpool | 6 |
| Maytag | 7 |
| GE | 8 |
| Frigidaire | 8 |
| Kenmore (Sears) | 8 |
| Amana | 9 |
Vacuum cleaners
| % ever repaired | |
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| Canisters | |
| Rainbow | 7 |
| Hoover | 12 |
| Miele | 12 |
| Kenmore (Sears) | 13 |
| Eureka | 16 |
| Uprights | |
| Kirby | 4 |
| Eureka | 6 |
| Bissell | 8 |
| Dirt Devil | 8 |
| Kenmore (Sears) | 9 |
| Oreck | 11 |
| Panasonic | 11 |
| Hoover | 12 |
| Riccar | 13 |
| Simplicity | 14 |
| Fantom | 16 |
