What is your least favorite thing about modern refrigerators? I will be moving from where my parents raised me in a few years, and I might have to buy one. My mom might also want to buy a new one because her ice machine is broken. Any recommendations?

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Freezer (and less so fridge) spaces optimized for prepacked/premade food, instead of being practically sized. Especially bad with french door style units. Built in ice makers. Statistically the #1 failure point on modern refrigerators, expensive to repair- if you can even get parts. Can cause leaks leading to water damage if you don't catch them quickly. LG had to issue recalls relating to both water leaks, and fire risks, both because of ice makers. New compressors (linear style) that try to squeeze out every possible tidbit of efficiency possible, often for regulatory reasons. LG has faced multiple class action lawsuits over this. When these compressors fail, they fail hard, putting contaminates throughout the cooling system, essentially totaling the entire fridge.
Recommendations? Tell your mum to keep her existing fridge until it dies, maybe buy her an ice cube tray or two :). New appliances suck. If you have to buy one, get a bog standard top freezer unit. These are the most efficient and longest lasting generally.
And maybe avoid LG.

wait for winter and store cold food on the balcony