Refrigerator parts and repair

We hold documented failures for 57 refrigerator models, with 987 fitment-verified parts in stock on Amazon at our last read. The median part is $29.14, and 68% cost under $50. Most of what goes wrong is cheap; the expensive part of a repair is usually finding out which part it is.

Amazon prices on this page were read from Amazon at 11:33 UTC on 19 Oct 2026. Prices change. Amazon's page shows the current price. Any price more than 24 hours old is hidden.

Which part fits your refrigerator?

The model number is on a sticker inside the door, behind the kick plate, or on the back. Everything below depends on it — which part fits, what it costs today, and whether the repair is worth doing at all.

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What actually fails on a refrigerator

Ordered by how many of our documented models carry that part — not by likelihood. We hold no failure-frequency data and will not imply one.

Component	Models	Typical part	Range
Dispenser	158	$24.98	$3.99–$186.14
Ice Maker	121	$52.66	$5.89–$190.99
Evaporator Fan	112	$17.99	$8.99–$185.40
Water Inlet Valve	92	$44.90	$14.77–$96.99
Control Board	68	$72.00	$9.00–$354.89
Door Seal	60	$56.39	$6.89–$176.70
Damper	59	$37.95	$22.19–$193.48
Door Hinge	52	$29.57	$4.89–$214.99
Start Relay	44	$14.99	$8.99–$79.58
Condenser Fan	43	$23.99	$9.78–$150.46
Temperature Sensor	38	$8.95	$3.61–$67.92
Defrost Heater	34	$45.61	$6.89–$147.71
Capacitor	27	$10.99	$8.99–$45.85
Defrost Thermostat	24	$12.41	$4.17–$59.98
Door Switch	19	$8.99	$4.37–$25.01
Water Tank	9	$90.78	$31.69–$168.17

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5 further components documented.

Try the free check first

Every documented failure we hold for a refrigerator has a check that costs nothing, and it comes before any part. Some of them are the whole fix:

Check the ice maker is switched on and the water supply is open - the manual's first two causes need no parts.
Deactivate the dispenser lock and clear any ice jam in the chute - both are manual-listed, no-part causes.
Unblock the vents and redistribute food away from the airflow path.
Clean around the switch - sticky residue holds it in and the fridge thinks the door is open.
Clean the gasket - the manual lists a dirty gasket as a frost cause, and a warmed, reshaped gasket often seals again.

Is it worth fixing?

Usually, yes. Across the models where we can run the full comparison, replacing a working refrigerator with a typical current one saves a median of about $1.32 a year in running cost — nothing. The efficiency floor has barely moved, so a $25 part on a machine with years left is almost always the better number.

We can run that arithmetic in full on 25 refrigerator models — the ones where a documented repair record and a federal energy certification both exist for the same machine. Check yours.

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Refrigerators with a full repair record

Not worth fixing?

Every certified refrigerator we hold, ranked by what it actually costs to run within its own size class. Compare refrigerators →