Motor City Appliance Repair
12 yrs in businessDetroit, MI
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +2 more
Kenmore · Michigan · Mid-rangetier · 11th of 49 states
7 of the 24 businesses listed in Michigan — 29% — name Kenmore among the brands serviced, across 5 cities with an index page. That is 11th of the 49 states with any, out of 275 nationwide. Ranked by rating, then review count.
Kenmore sits in the mid-range tier, so any qualified Michigan technician can take the job. Have the model and serial number from the data plate ready — it is what decides whether the part is already on the van.
Sorted by rating, then review count. Call the number on the listing — no forms, no lead fees.
Detroit, MI
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +2 more
Detroit, MI
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +4 more
Grand Rapids, MI
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Grand Rapids, MI
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +2 more
Lansing, MI
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Three Rivers, MI
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Sturgis, MI
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Counted from the 7 profiles above, not from a survey. Everything a business states about itself is reported as a claim.
Michigan holds 7 listed Kenmore businesses, out of 275 nationwide. That ranks 11th of the 49 states with any, behind North Carolina on 8 and Texas on 16. They are 7 of the 24 businesses listed in Michigan — 29% of the state directory.
Their ratings average 4.5, against 4.6 across all 275 listed nationwide, and 7 of the 7 sit at 4.5 or better. None holds a straight 5.0, and none sits below 4.0. Between them they carry 644 reviews, the largest single tally being 213 on Hartman's Appliance Repair in Detroit. Rating and review volume are what the businesses' own public profiles report — treat a high average on six reviews differently from the same average on six hundred.
By review volume the group is led by Hartman's Appliance Repair in Detroit (213 reviews, 4.6), Grand Rapids Appliance Repair in Grand Rapids (178 reviews, 4.5) and Motor City Appliance Repair in Detroit (158 reviews, 4.7). By rating it is Motor City Appliance Repair at 4.7 on 158 reviews, Hartman's Appliance Repair at 4.6 on 213 reviews and Grand Rapids Appliance Repair at 4.5 on 178 reviews. Those are two different questions and they rarely give the same answer — volume tells you a company has been doing this at scale, a high average on a handful of reviews tells you much less.
All 7 state that they are licensed, and all state that they carry insurance. On top of that, 3 show a Better Business Bureau accreditation, 1 states a factory-authorised or factory-trained credential and 1 publishes a parts-and-labor warranty term in the profiles. None advertises round-the-clock emergency cover, but 2 advertise same-day service. All of that is self-stated in the listing, not verified here: ask for the license number and a current certificate of insurance, and for anything that opens a sealed refrigerant system ask to see federal EPA Section 608 certification, which is required in all fifty states.
3 of the 7 publish a founding year: the longest-established has been trading since 1998, and the median across those that say is 20 years. Detroit holds the most at 2 — 29% of the group — level with Grand Rapids, across 5 Michigan cities with an index page. Between them they name 26 distinct towns, suburbs and neighborhoods in their stated service areas, so coverage reaches well past the cities listed here — give your address when you call rather than assuming.
| Measure | Michigan |
|---|---|
| Listed prosof 275 nationwide for Kenmore | 7 |
| Rank among statesTexas leads on 16 | 11th of 49 |
| Share of the Michigan directory7 of 24 listed businesses | 29% |
| Average rating4.6 nationwide · 7 rated 4.5+ | 4.5 |
| Reviews on filemost on one profile: 213 | 644 |
| State licensing claimed7 also state insurance | 7 of 7 |
| Accreditation statedself-stated in the listing, verify before booking | 3 BBB · 1 factory |
| 24/7 emergency2 advertise same-day | 0 of 7 |
| Longest trading sincemedian 20 years across 3 that publish one | 1998 |
| Cities with an index pageDetroit leads on 2 | 5 |
| Towns named in service areasclaimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address | 26 |
The brand decides the parts route and the labour skill; the state decides the labour rate and the drive time. Both matter, and only one of them is on the quote.
The badge on a Kenmore tells a technician nothing useful; the model number tells them everything. Kenmore models carry a three-digit prefix before the decimal point, and that prefix identifies which manufacturer actually built the machine — which in turn identifies the service documentation, the fault codes and the parts list. A shop that asks for the full model number before it will quote is not stalling, it is doing the only thing that works. It also means the usual homeowner shortcuts fail here. Your neighbour's Kenmore quote is not a benchmark for yours, because the two machines may share nothing but the name on the door.
The best-stocked parts situation in the trade. OEM components are easy to source, aftermarket equivalents exist for most of them, and a technician will often have the common failure on the van rather than ordering it. Compare parts suppliers before you agree to an OEM-only quote.
Category prices lifted to the mid-range tier at 1×, the same multiplier the value estimator uses. The line is half the replacement price: above it, on a machine past two-thirds of its life, replacing usually wins. National figures, not Michigan quotes.
| Category | Pros here | New at this tier | Repair-or-replace line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refrigeratortypical repair $200–$400 · lasts 14 yrs | 7 | $1,200 | $600 |
| Washertypical repair $150–$350 · lasts 11 yrs | 7 | $800 | $400 |
| Dryertypical repair $100–$350 · lasts 12 yrs | 7 | $750 | $375 |
| Dishwashertypical repair $150–$300 · lasts 10 yrs | 7 | $700 | $350 |
| Oven & Rangetypical repair $100–$500 · lasts 14 yrs | 7 | $1,000 | $500 |
| Microwavetypical repair $50–$200 · lasts 9 yrs | 1 | $250 | $125 |
| Garbage Disposaltypical repair $85–$250 · lasts 10 yrs | 1 | $200 | $100 |
| Freezertypical repair $150–$400 · lasts 15 yrs | 3 | $600 | $300 |
Counts are listed businesses servicing Kenmore in that city. Detroit holds 29% of the state's total.
Every place the 7 listed businesses name in their own service areas. Claimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address on the call.
Detroit · Grand Rapids · Kentwood · Sturgis · Three Rivers · Wyoming · Burr Oak · Centreville · Constantine · Dearborn · East Grand Rapids · East Lansing · Farmington Hills · Grandville · Holt · Lansing · Livonia · Mason · Okemos · Royal Oak · Southfield · Sterling Heights · Troy · Walker · Warren · White Pigeon
6 of the 103 guides covering categories Kenmore builds. Faults that often resolve without a call-out — and a call-out to a mid-range-tier machine is the expensive kind.
Counts are Michigan businesses naming that brand, out of the 24 listed statewide. Brands the corpus spells differently from ours appear without a link.
Every state with a listed Kenmore pro, most first. Michigan sits 11th of 49 on 7.
Compare 7 listed businesses on rating, licensing and years in business — 7 state a license and 7 sit at 4.5 or better — then call directly.