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LG Tops Consumer Reports Reliability Ratings in Three Kitchen Appliance Categories
LG Electronics ranked first in three kitchen appliance categories in Consumer Reports' reliability ratings.
The categories were top-freezer refrigerators, induction cooktops and wall ovens.
The ratings are based on surveys of consumers who bought and used the products over time and reported whether they had problems.
LG's premium SKS brand came second in wall ovens, giving LG the top two spots in that category.
The results strengthen LG's position in North America's premium kitchen appliance market, where induction cooktops and built-in wall ovens are considered high-end products.
LG also had a 21.6% share of US home appliance sales in the first quarter, the largest share among the companies listed in the report.
LG Electronics ranked first in three kitchen appliance categories in Consumer Reports’ reliability ratings.
The categories were top-freezer refrigerators, induction cooktops and wall ovens.
LG’s premium SKS brand ranked second in wall ovens, placing LG brands first and second in that category.
The ratings were based on surveys of consumers who bought and used products over an extended period.
Consumer Reports announced the results on October 15.
- Who
- LG Electronics topped the ratings; Consumer Reports conducted the evaluation.
- What
- LG ranked first in top-freezer refrigerators, induction cooktops and wall ovens.
- When
- Consumer Reports announced the ratings on October 15, 2026.
- Where
- The evaluation was by the US consumer publication Consumer Reports. The article also cites LG’s position in the North American premium kitchen appliance market.
- Why
- The ratings were based on failure-rate surveys of consumers who bought and used products over an extended period.
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LG ranked first in kitchen appliances and second in laundry appliances in earlier Consumer Reports evaluations.
Consumer Reports announced its reliability ratings for refrigerator, cooktop and oven brands.
- Top-freezer refrigerators
- LG ranked first
- Induction cooktops
- LG ranked first
- Wall ovens
- LG ranked first; SKS ranked second
- US market share
- LG had 21.6% of major appliance market revenue in the first quarter of 2026
- Reliability method
- Consumer surveys on product failure rates after extended use