Please use this thread going forward: Appliances break very easily | EA Forums - 4947443
One more observation. In the save file attached the stereo was replaced by a completely different stereo. I had my Sim apply ALL the upgrades, The very next time it rained the stereo broke! This same thing happened when I started a brand new save. I even reset the Sims 4 folder and have used the repair option on the game.
Maybe the breakage ratio is 'by design' but I do not understand why an upgraded item is subject to the same frequently broken ratio.
Stereos in particular tend to break very frequently and also be unrepairable. When this happens, however, sometimes you can just move them in build mode and they'll start working again. I think somehow rain is affecting them even though they are indoors.
For me, the biggest offenders by far, NO contest, are the washer and dryer. Seriously, there are times where it seems that one or the other is breaking every two or three uses.
