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Range Reliability Statistics

When your buying a new range you’ll want to know your new appliance has the features your looking for but also how reliable it will be.  Below you will find current brand reliability statistics for the most popular gas, electric, and dual-fuel ranges by appliance brand.

Ranges Sold That Needed Repair or Had Serious Problems.

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Gas Ranges

Electric Ranges

Dual-Fuel Ranges

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You may want to take note of a few things.

• 1. The more expensive and complex the range the more likely you are to need repair.


• 2. The higher end range brands like Kitchen Aid and Jenn-Air often have a convection oven, which is a very nice feature but also one more thing to break.


• 3. The lower end ranges brands such as Hotpoint are often purchased by people that aren’t as critical of their baking results as those who dished out more that 1K on there range, and are therefore less likely to call for repair.


• 4. You get what you pay for. However, when you get up in the high end be prepared for some repair issues.  Aiming for the middle is usually the best bet.

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