Video report: One dishwasher gets a raspberry in our tests

Our survey of 114,000 readers who bought a dishwasher in the last five years resulted in another raspberry: Twenty-three percent reported that their LG dishwashers were repaired or had a serious problem. That moved LG into last place in our dishwasher reliability ratings below Fisher-Paykel (18 percent) and Asko (14 percent). Hotpoint and Whirlpool were deemed most reliable at an 8 percent repair rate each.

If your dishwasher has problems getting dishes clean, our post on dishwasher maintenance includes illustrated instructions on how to clear clogged spray arms and other ways to keep your machine running effectively.

—Gian Trotta