Is it worth repairing a stove?
Usually yes: most repairs cost $150–$400. Replace instead if the repair is more than half the price of a comparable new range or the range is past about 10–15 years.
Igniters ($200–$350) and elements ($150–$400) are routine; control boards ($200–$600) are the costly common failure. Diagnostic visits are about $50 and often credited to the repair.
Gas ranges average about 15 years and electric about 13, and owners report simple models lasting far longer.
Confidence: multi-source · Based on 4 cited sources.
Sources
- The Most Reliable Gas Ranges · Yale Appliance
- How Much Does It Cost to Repair an Oven? · Fixr
- This Is How Long Each of Your Major Appliances Should Last · Bob Vila
- Gas Range Reliability · Bob Is The Oil Guy forum
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Best Stove for the Money: Gas, Electric or Induction, and How Much to SpendBy Purchasd Research. We compared gas, radiant electric, induction and dual-fuel ranges, and ranges against cooktop-and-wall-oven setups, using one retailer's published first-year service data (Yale Appliance, 2025 data, updated October 2026) for gas, electric and induction ranges; Consumer Reports' 2025 brand scores and its 2026 induction pick through secondary reporting; ENERGY STAR efficiency figures; a Stanford indoor-air study; national cost guides for prices, installation and repairs; a nine-company repair-technician panel; CPSC recall and safety notices; a home-inspector checklist for used units; and fourteen Reddit threads (about 300 comments) plus owner forums and secondary roundups. Owner evidence was used to find recurring complaints, never to estimate failure rates. No range was tested by Purchasd. Purchasd received no manufacturer payment, review units or affiliate consideration for this research. Several sources sell appliances, repairs or related products, and each is labeled by bias. One Consumer Reports summary was read from a reprint hosted by LG, whose brand scored first.