AbstractThis review summarizes the state‐of‐the‐art in fatigue reliability. Reliability analysis methods must be tailored to unique characteristics of the fatigue process, eg complicated limit‐state formulations and large‐variance random variables. Methods discussed include the lognormal format, a closed‐form method that has proved to be extremely practical for both reliability assessment and design code development, as well as classical FORM and SORM. The advanced mean value (AMV) method is particularly useful for fracture mechanics and local strain analysis formulations. A general fatigue reliability model that employs the time‐dependent first‐passage concept to capture the synergistic effects of Fatigue and Fracture is presented.