The first mini fridge I bought in April 2015 lasted about 4 months. It had a defect and the place I bought it exchanged it for another Danby in August. So far, this fridge is working fine. I hope that the first one was just a fluke but only time will tell. However, the company seems to stand behind their products, which is a good sign that in general their projects are reliable.
We use this as a garage fridge to hold extras. It's a perfect fridge and keeps things at the ideal temperature, even during the summer when the ambient garage temperature was in the 90's.
This refrigerator came in handy and fits inconspicuously in the corner of our office because our office is growing we ordered this smaller one for excess and it's been wonderful.
When our first Danby refrigerator broke after 16 years we decided to look for a new one. We have a small space and found the comparable Danby and it has worked out great!