We’ve actually had very good luck with appliances. We bought a house in 1983 that was built in 1952. The kitchen was remodeled in the mid 60s, we think. We kept that refrigerator for another 35 years, so it was probably close to 50 years old!
We replaced it around 2010 with a new GE upper-lower with bottom freezer and the only thing wrong with it has been the ice maker.
We bought a house in Idaho with a Sub-Zero upper/lower that the previous owners installed about 12 years ago and it’s running fine.
We’ve got Bosch dishwashers in both houses and they are working fine.
The only failure we’ve had is on a Maytag Neptune front-load clothes washer that’s about 20 years old. The hot water cotton cycle occasionally fills the tub with water and the cycle doesn’t complete. But all the other cycles run fine. I bought a replacement control board for $90 that I need to install (it’s a used one as original parts are no longer available).
Two microwaves, ovens, range, and gas cooktop all work great. Replaced one microwave after about 40 years!
So, surprisingly, I can’t complain about our appliances. I count myself as fortunate.
> refrigerator
Our 1978 GE side by side is running fine. Two repairs over that time, I think.
> microwaves
I finally learned to leave the door open a little bit when not running. Otherwise they rust inside.
I tried leaving the door open while it ran and it messed up my brain(*379bafo23gg44taseert
This YouTuber of ‘Bens Appliances and Junk’ discusses the best appliances to buy. He thinks the in-door icemaker is one of the features most prone to failure, and the more features a fridge has the more likely it is to break:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKJgYVhZ6-w
Ha! The early Maytag Neptune washer was horrible. My clothes always smelled like mildew. It was disgusting. Started less than three weeks after the warranty expired. Repairman kept my washer for a month, could not get the part(s) to repair. Finally, I contacted Maytag, & negotiated a salvage payout for the useless washer. Two weeks later, learned about a class action lawsuit against those early Neptunes. Maytag had already paid me $50 more than the lawsuit settlement.