Tappan: 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 Frigidaire/Electrolux as the primary manufacturer (≈83% of parts). Many Tappan machines share their platform with Frigidaire/Electrolux — same parts, different badge.
Inferred from shared-parts analysis across 626 machines — not a corporate filing.
Looking at a specific Tappan?
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 Tappan reliable?
Tappan grades B on our modeled quality index, with 51% of its parts still available — parts supply is what decides repairability long-term.
Tappan appliances are largely rebadged from Frigidaire/Electrolux — the machine under the label is theirs.
The scorecard above grades Tappan on modeled quality, repairability, parts that stay available, and what its machines actually cost to keep running.