Appliance breakdown statistics

lurchajn

I'm trying to make an informed decision on which products it's worth taking out breakdown cover for. Unfortunately, I cannot find any stats that show how likely a breakdown is for an appliance.

EG: Breakdown %age in 1st, 2nd and 3rd years for TVs by whole industry, particular brands.

Does any one know where I can find this data, not just for TVs but all appliances?

If not, then shall we start our own?

If you have had a breakdown of a product then add a note to this thread and I'll try to compile them.

Please list:
Appliance type (TV, Tumble dryer, PS3 etc.):
Make:
Model:
Purchase date:
Breakdown date:

For me it was:
Appliance type: TV
Make: LG
Model: 42LG7000
Purchase date: 25/12/08
Breakdown date: July 09

All the best,
Andy

lurchajn

This page has some good info on the EU 2 year guarantee.

http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/before_you_buy/thinking_about/extended-warranties/

olly300

Breakdown cover is a waste of money.

Firstly the SOGA in England and Wales gives you up to 6 years and in Scotland gives you up to 5 years to argue about durability of a TV. If you have a TV that breaks down in that time you can get a report and argue with the retailer that the TV is not of durable quality as TVs should last at least that time with normal use.

Secondly from experience most electrical appliances if they are going to break down, break down in the first year of ownership. Depending where you got the appliance from you either have a shop guarantee or a manufacturers guarantee which means you can get the product repaired or replace for free for a least that first year, without any hassle. Places like John Lewis give you a longer guarantee free as they know it's unlikely for a product to be faulty after the first year.

However if you get your goods from certain retailers i.e. Argos, Dixons you may have to argue about your rights but you can still get them to fix or replace the item free if it works out it's cheaper for you to threaten then with court action then to pay for the repairs yourself.

Wutang_2

I had a recent nightmare:

Appliance type: Sub machine gun
Make: Uzi
Model: Semi-automatic
Purchase date: my birthday 17th Oct
Breakdown date: yesterday