The luxury appliance brand Gaggenau sits atop our kitchen appliance rankings with our highest Overall Score, though it has only three product categories in our brand reliability ranking calculation: dishwashers, cooktops, and wall ovens. Gaggenau debuted in our appliance rankings in 2024.
LG takes second place, followed by Signature Kitchen Suite in third. Thermador and Wolf/Sub-Zero tie for fourth.
Among those brands, LG and Thermador have the most product categories in our rankings. Each makes six types of appliances included in our rankings: refrigerators, dishwashers, ranges, cooktops, wall ovens, and microwave ovens. Signature Kitchen Suite has five categories (refrigerators, dishwashers, cooktops, wall ovens, and microwave ovens), while Wolf/Sub-Zero has four (refrigerators, ranges, cooktops, and wall ovens).
Viking, a pro-style brand, ranks at the bottom of our ratings. Dacor, another elite brand, fares only slightly better.
Keep in mind that our predicted reliability ratings aren’t an indicator of performance. So even when you settle on a reliable brand, you’ll want to check our full appliance ratings to find a specific model that performs well in our rigorous lab tests.
