I have always had Singer machines. The two I currently have...one is 2 yrs old the other about 4 or 5 yrs. No trouble with either. They are not the low end machines though. If I get the low end machines I usually wear them out in a couple years. The only machine I have ever owned that is not a singer is my Topaz 20. It is 4 yrs old. I don't usually take the Singers in for repair. The repairs usually cost more that just replacing them.