As far as I know, this refrigerator was bought in 1978. I believe that makes it 42 years old.Our last kitchen fridge lasted just shy of 8 years with many, many kiddos. The laundry room fridge is 10 y/o unit from a friend who was moving and didn't need it... happened to replace our 12 y/o unit that we donated to habitat for humanity 2 years ago and it was working fine.