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Samsung UE55TU7172

6 source-linked failure reports. Most reported: Display failed 4 months after warranty ended. Typical failure around 2.2 yr. Median repair $330.

Reliability signal C · Early signal · data confidence Low

6 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

What is likely to go wrong, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked failure reports. Counts are reports in our database, not a population failure rate.

Reliability signal

6 confirmed failure reports · Early signal · Data confidence: Low

Most common issue: Display failed 4 months after warranty ended
Typical first failure: 2.2 yr; Median of confirmed reports with timing
Median repair cost: $330; Reported costs · Mostly Romania
Highest reported repair: $330; Not a quote · costs differ by country

What breaks?

Failure types

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Display failed 4 months after warranty ended1 · 16.7%
Failed after ~3 years; repair over 1500 RON1 · 16.7%
Display failed ~1 month after warranty (mostly unused for 2 years)1 · 16.7%
Display failed Jan 2024 after Dec 2020 purchase (~37 months)1 · 16.7%
Display developed white fog and failed after light use (~2 years)1 · 16.7%
Powers on/off loop 2 days after warranty; display repair ~1500 RON1 · 16.7%

When does it break?

Failure timing

Months after purchase, using reports that included timing.

What does it cost?

Reported repair costs

Distribution of owner-reported repair costs (mostly romania)— not a quote or guarantee. Labor and parts prices vary by country.

Median months to failure

26.5

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Median repair cost

$330

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Display failed 4 months after warranty ended

Display panel

28 months

Retailer reviewIndexed Oct 8, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — eMAG review

[Translated from Romanian] eMAG review: display failed four months after warranty ended; no home repair shop in Bucharest would take it. Owner notes many similar cases in the review list.

UnverifiedEvidence ★★★☆☆Not under mfr warranty

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Months until failure

28 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Manufacturer warranty

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Discussion

Failed after ~3 years; repair over 1500 RON

Display / electronics

36 months

$330

Retailer reviewIndexed Oct 8, 2026Cost market · ROSource-linkedVerify source — eMAG review

[Translated from Romanian] eMAG review: bought from eMAG December 2020; after 3 years the TV failed. Repair cost over 1500 RON. Owner notes older Samsung models lasting longer.

UnverifiedEvidence ★★★☆☆Not under mfr warranty

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Months until failure

36 months

Repair cost

$330

Repaired

Manufacturer warranty

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Discussion

Display failed ~1 month after warranty (mostly unused for 2 years)

Display panel

25 months

Retailer reviewIndexed Oct 8, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — eMAG review

[Translated from Romanian] eMAG review: purchased November 2020; sat mostly unused for two years during the pandemic; about one month after warranty expired the display stopped working — same failure pattern as other reviews.

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Months until failure

25 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Manufacturer warranty

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Would recommend

AI extraction confidence

89%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Discussion

Display failed Jan 2024 after Dec 2020 purchase (~37 months)

Display panel

37 months

Retailer reviewIndexed Oct 8, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — eMAG review

[Translated from Romanian] eMAG review: bought December 2020; failed January 2024. Used sparingly (once every two months for about an hour). Powers on/off by itself; display no longer works.

UnverifiedEvidence ★★★☆☆Not under mfr warranty

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Months until failure

37 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Manufacturer warranty

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

AI extraction confidence

90%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Discussion

Display developed white fog and failed after light use (~2 years)

Display panel

24 months

Retailer reviewIndexed Oct 8, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — eMAG review

[Translated from Romanian] eMAG review: purchased 5 Feb; used very little; about 3 months before writing the display failed with a white fog on screen and the set was discarded — roughly 2 years of ownership.

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Months until failure

24 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Manufacturer warranty

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

AI extraction confidence

86%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Discussion

Powers on/off loop 2 days after warranty; display repair ~1500 RON

Display panel

24 months

$330

Retailer reviewIndexed Oct 8, 2026Cost market · ROSource-linkedVerify source — eMAG review

[Translated from Romanian] eMAG review: exactly two days after warranty ended the TV developed the same power-on/power-off loop many owners describe. Three service shops diagnosed a display fault at about 1500 RON to repair versus ~2000 RON original price.

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Months until failure

24 months

Repair cost

$330

Repaired

Manufacturer warranty

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

AI extraction confidence

91%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Discussion

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