In our latest surveys—conducted between 2014 and 2024—Consumer Reports found that 19 percent of refrigerators have trouble making ice and 16 percent of those that come with a dispenser have problems .

The class seeks to represent Whirlpool customers who, plaintiffs say, have seen ice makers, water dispensers and other features stop working because of the quality of wiring that runs through their ...

In Consumer Reports' brand reliability surveys, refrigerators with icemakers have significantly higher repair rates. And a through-the-door water dispenser is just one more part that can malfunction, ...

These refrigerators maximize storage space and forgo features that tend to break Water dispensers and icemakers consistently cause the most complaints among refrigerator owners in CR’s member surveys.

To avoid common problems with a fridge’s water dispenser and icemaker, you may want to consider a model that doesn’t offer either. In our most recent surveys, covering 78,961 refrigerators that ...