Sears.
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 Whirlpool as the primary manufacturer (≈76% of parts). Many Sears machines share their platform with Whirlpool — same parts, different badge.
Inferred from shared-parts analysis across 253 machines — not a corporate filing.
Looking at a specific Sears?
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 Sears reliable?
We grade Sears from parts availability, repair economics and owner reviews — see the scorecard.
Sears appliances are largely rebadged from Whirlpool — the machine under the label is theirs.
The scorecard above grades Sears on modeled quality, repairability, parts that stay available, and what its machines actually cost to keep running.