LG
Large appliances · Last assessed 6/9/2026
Score breakdown
Parts Availability80
Schematic Access40
Repairability68
OEM Pricing66
Software Freedom60
Why this grade
The PIRG/iFixit/Repair.org FTC investigation (50 makers, 37 technicians) named LG as one of the two WORST offenders at restricting service documentation to independent technicians, which drives the very low schematic score. Parts availability is genuinely good (LG publishes an accessible online parts catalog, per the French index ecosystem) and physical design is decent, but a well-documented linear-compressor failure pattern on French-door refrigerators and integrated/smart designs hurt real-world repair friendliness. Smart models add software-gated diagnostics.