Best Refrigerator Brands
Who makes the best refrigerators? GE? LG? Whirlpool? CR's lab and survey data show that the answer depends on the type of fridge you want.
When you’re shopping for a new refrigerator, the large number of configurations and models can feel overwhelming. To help you in your shopping journey, Consumer Reports tests dozens of refrigerators every year, adding to refrigerator ratings that now cover over 250 models that are currently available on the market. But there are still hundreds more refrigerators for sale with different sizes, finishes, and features.
We want to help you make a great choice no matter what refrigerator brand and model you’re considering. That’s why CR has created its first-ever brand scores for French-door, side-by-side, top-freezer, and built-in refrigerators. CR members can see the new brand scores below. (We don’t currently have enough testing data to score bottom-freezer brands.)
- Best Refrigerator Brands: French-Doors Side-by-Sides Top-Freezers Built-Ins
You might be wondering whether there is a single best refrigerator brand, period. But CR’s statistical analysis of lab and survey data shows that no single brand is best across every fridge style.
“There isn’t one best brand of refrigerator because brands tend to focus on particular segments or styles or prices of the market,” says James Nanni, who oversees refrigerator testing for Consumer Reports. “That means they may limit their development resources in some categories or not even participate.”
How to Use the Refrigerator Brand Scores
When you’re shopping for a refrigerator, first check our refrigerator ratings, available to CR members, to see whether we have test results for a given model. Those results will give you a very detailed picture of that refrigerator’s performance, features, and reliability.
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