Should You Buy a Smeg Fridge Freezer?

Smeg is well known for it's cookers, toasters, electric kettles and dishwashers.

If you are wondering how Smeg fridge freezers compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 13,000 fridge freezers by objectively and impartially analysing over 33,000 user and expert reviews and 20 awards from hundreds of different review sites.

The average price of a new Smeg fridge freezer is $1,915.

Is Smeg the Best Fridge Freezer Brand?

So are Smeg fridge freezers any good? We give every fridge freezer a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all fridge freezers we are able to impartially rank all the fridge freezer brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Smeg is the 23rd best fridge freezer brand out there.

Let's look at how Smeg fridge freezers compare to the other fridge freezer brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $1,915, Smeg fridge freezers tend to be more expensive than most other fridge freezer brands. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Smeg fridge freezer is $68 (based on a person typically using a fridge freezer for 24 hours per day), which makes them more efficient than most other fridge freezer brands.

There's a smaller selection of Smeg fridge freezers available compared to other fridge freezer brands, with only 1 Smeg fridge freezer currently on the market in the United States. Smeg also have worse reviews than the typical fridge freezer brand, with the average rating of a Smeg fridge freezer being 77%.

Whilst Smeg have a number of interesting features including Flexible Storage, overall they tend to be less feature rich than their competitors.

What Do the Smeg Fridge Freezer Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Smeg fridge freezer to work out the average distribution of reviews for Smeg and then compared this to the other fridge freezer brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		0
4 stars		1
3 stars		0
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		84
4 stars		28
3 stars		5
2 stars		3
1 star		13

Over 100% of expert reviews and 84% of user reviews for Smeg fridge freezers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 93% and 92% respectively across all Fridge Freezer brands.

Looking at just the expert reviews, in the table below we compare the average review score given to Smeg fridge freezers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other fridge freezer brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Samsung	Hisense	Bosch	LG	Whirlpool	Smeg
	93% 4 reviews	87% 6 reviews		93% 3 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	100% 7 reviews		100% 4 reviews
	78% 1 review			74% 1 review
					60% 1 review
			80% 1 review
						72% 1 review
		84% 1 review
	80% 1 review
Average	88% 13 reviews	85% 7 reviews	90% 5 reviews	84% 4 reviews	68% 3 reviews	72% 1 review

How Many Industry Awards Have Smeg Fridge Freezers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Smeg fridge freezers. The table below shows the number of awards given to the most popular fridge freezer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning fridge freezers

Number of Awards	Samsung	Hisense	Bosch	LG	Whirlpool	Smeg
	7		4
	2	2		2
	1
Total	10	2	4	2

How Reliable Are Smeg Fridge Freezers?

We checked over 33,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Smeg fridge freezers. 10 of these reviews that mention reliability of which 73% were positive. Therefore the majority of Smeg fridge freezer owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Smeg fridge freezers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Smeg fridge freezers that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

well-built fridge with plenty of space

Good Build Quality

NOT RELIABLE

3rd party delivery which is not up to scratch

Very poor build quality

catch doesn't feel as strong build quality as you might expect with a fridge of this price

Features to Look Out For On Smeg Fridge Freezers

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Smeg fridge freezers that set them apart from the competition. These include Flexible Storage.

Smeg Flexible Storage

Flexible storage means the fridge-freezer has a section that can function either as a fridge or a freezer, dependant on your needs.

Smeg fridge freezers that feature Flexible Storage include the Smeg FQ60XPE ($1,917).