Black & Decker: grade B.
Graded on what ownership actually costs — modeled from parts availability, repair economics, recalls and owner reviews. Not sponsored; shopping links never change grades.
Who really builds it
Parts analysis points to Ge as the primary manufacturer (≈100% of parts). Many Black & Decker machines share their platform with Ge — same parts, different badge.
Inferred from shared-parts analysis across 1 machines — not a corporate filing.
Looking at a specific Black & Decker?
Type the model number — recall check, warranty status and the repair-or-replace verdict.
Grades are modeled indexes from parts availability, repair economics, recalls and reviews — relative comparisons, not lab testing.
Is Black & Decker reliable?
Black & Decker grades B on our modeled quality index, with 100% of its parts still available — parts supply is what decides repairability long-term.
Black & Decker appliances are largely rebadged from GE — the machine under the label is theirs.
The scorecard above grades Black & Decker on modeled quality, repairability, parts that stay available, and what its machines actually cost to keep running.