Best Front Loading Washing Machines

Fantastic clothes washer. 9 years on at this point. Only qualm was the amount of times I needed to check which section I put the washing liquid in, it could be clearer without needing the manual. But cleaning wise it's great. Quiet and efficient. Show details

Fisher and Paykel can't tell the time. Be aware that every cycle goes for about twice as long as the machine states. In addition, at the end of the… Read more

cycle, you will have to wait another several minutes for the 'child lock' to allow you to access your clothes. So, a 46 minute cycle will take well over an hour. A fifteen minute rinse takes around half an hour. A ten minute spin for a hand wash for instance, becomes at least half an hour before you can access the spun item. If you stop the machine late in the spin cycle, say at seven minutes, NO SPIN at all will have been accomplished, in fact the clothes will feel WETTER. What has it been doing for seven minutes? AND, you will have several minutes to wait before it will unlock the machine, therefore not saving any time. If you dont have all day to get a load of washing done, get another machine. This machine is incredibly infuriating, especially if you are in any form of hurry.

Working fine. After cpl of years doesnt always start when door gets closed. The biggest issue is rust all over eventhogh no open water in these places. Previous waching machines were not getting rusty.

Haier would have to pay me to buy any of their products and even then I would spend it on another brand!!! – Haier products are pure rubbish everything I have brought with this brand name has broken within weeks of purchase I won’t ever buy Haier again. Customer service is also rubbish Show details

Best decision I have ever made! My mom has had her speed queen for over 40 years! Excited that this will be the last washing machine I EVER Buy! Show details

GREAT MACHINE TO REPLACE MY 17 YEAR old Bosch Logixx 8 Made in Germany after a rat took residence and caused rust in bottom to constantly activate… Read more

AquaStop . MAde in Spain but still super high quality and very impressed by washing, time cycles using SpeedPerfect, sound and vibration! BOSCH IS ALWAYS BETTER

Do NOT waste your Money or time with this company Repairs are a Long Wait Contacted seller, Informed 3 days for service appointment Actually 6 days… Read more

Informed part would take 10 days for delivery Well past 10 days, 16 days for technician repair appointment. 21 days without use of my washing machine is Unacceptable. Spending money at the laundry. Repairs heavily booked out This Says Heaps re Dodgy products being sold How about employing more Staff for Both repairs + answering the phone Rather than goiing around in circles with their website trying to speak with an actual Employee!!!

Would Not recommend

Good for the price! It does its job, and I got it with a huge discount..

Appalling service purchased a washing machine that failed after 18 months with a 2 year warranty. book a service only to have it cancelled the… Read more

morning of and postponed for an additional week. When contacting the service centre you get a generic AI apology that is patronizing and not authentic. They don’t care about after service just selling poor quality that doesn’t last 2 years

I have only ever owned LG washing machines and previously loved them, this is my 3rd LG and I am definitely not happy with it. Despite it being an… Read more

8kg load machine whereas my previous machine was 7/7.5kg I have to place less washing in each load. It intermittently cannot complete the spin cycle, no error is shown and the machine just continues to attempt the spin cycle for hours if not stopped and the machine reloaded. On raising my error/problem with LG, through the dealer I purchased it from, they took a week to contact me and their service consultant was less than helpful and my contact with them was horrible. Definitely never going to buy an LG ever again after more than 20 years of loving their products.

Washing machine broke down after 13 months and had to wait for a while to get a replacement. Please strongly reconsider if you are thinking of buying a product from AEG Show details

Rust/corrosion not covered under 5 year warranty – Purchased this 8kg Front Load Washing Machine through Costco coming up to 4 years ago. After taking the front panel off to clear the pump noticed… Read more

the bottom of the machine had started to corrode under the panel. I emailed whirlpool with my concerns of the corrosion and was asked to send photos of the damaged. Then another email requesting full photos of the machine. Third email was a reply that the rust is not covered in the 5 year warranty. This is the response received by whirlpool. “The rust in the unit is usually not covered under the warranty. It occurs due to surrounding moisture and in order to remove the issue of rust, Maintenance and cleanliness of unit is must. Since rust are external issue not a manufacturing defect, we are unable to assist you at the stage. Please keep unit safe and clean in order to avoid further rusting of the unit.” It’s a washing machine that has water going through it at least 4 times a week. And the rust was covered by the front panel. The area has never been under water

I used to be an avid Beko Fan, and this was our 2nd Washing machine and 4th Beko Appliance. We purchased this directly from Beko in September 2021 as… Read more

a replacement from the previous Beko machine that had a faulty motor after 6.5 Years (The new machine was discounted due to being unable to fix the previous machine). Recently i had realized there is a rust spot under the detergent drawer which is quite bad. then looking deeper found that its also at the bottom of the machine and the side panel. Contacted Beko with pics of the rust, considering its still under warranty, and was told that its only "cosmetic" and does not affect the operation of the machine. They did offer a partial refund which will void any remaining warranty on the machine. I don't think that's good enough. We now have a machine that looks terrible and will probably have to be binned soon due to the rust. Will never buy another Beko product again!

Door started to slump, now is completely broken (top and bottom hinge hanging on by duct tape .Heavy glass door held on by flimsy plastic frame… Read more

inside door.Didnt seem to line up very well from day one Should have been picked up pre manufacture. You learn not to expect much these days.Bought this through appliances online. Incredibly disappointed as I thought Bosch was a good brand.

Its been a month since my washing machine broke done,I have been following up ands been very stressful, no one ever call back.If I had to chose again… Read more

I would choose where customers matter....the slowest customers service i have ever have to deal with.

Miele resolved the issue very quickly, and its service was excellent. Miele truly lives up to its reputation as a high-end brand that customers can trust. Show details

Machine broke just outside warranty but was repaired by Electrolux – Purchased from Harvey Norman in June 2021. Did the job for 2 years 8 months then died (outside of the 2 year warranty) - E91 error. I was quoted $400… Read more

to $500 to repair by a local technician. I left a review here and was then contacted directly by Electrolux who sent a serviceman and repaired the machine at their cost. Thank you very much Electrolux. The machine has worked fine since.

Absolute piece of crap - no stars – Yep, cheapest at the time I bought. Washed well for maybe 6 months. Total carnage since then. Only 2 possible options to wash now and have to take… Read more

everything out soaking wet because it will not drain and spin. Will never, ever buy this cheap crap again. No warrantly either. Just crap. Buyer beware. Not worth the price.

I have this model but in 9kg. I’m very disappointed in this machine and the customer support for this product. My machine is now 1.5yrs old and most… Read more

of the time it will not complete the spin cycle and my clothes are sopping wet. I had a technician come out today who was very rude and said it was my fault for not balancing the load and putting heavy things in there which I can assure you I’m not. If this machine cannot handle regular clothes and underwear in a load it is not fit for purpose. I think the best place for this machine is my curb. Off to research a new machine from a better brand! Stay away! You might be ok with one of these machine but if something goes wrong it’ll be your fault apparently!

A wonderful front loader with adjustable timer if you are in a hurry or if your clothes need extra cleaning. Quiet and economical. Great value. Show details

We have had this washing machine for 2 years, started having issues with mold on the seal and brown paste appearing on clothes after wash, i… Read more

complained to LG and the response i received that it was not a warranty fault but user error, even though we regularly ran the drum cycle (more than recommended), the photos are of the seal that i replaced, the brown paste (scrud, LG called it) , is impossible to clean, as it is behind the seal, which you don't have access to, so cannot clean. Even replacing the seal wash a mission (i am quite handy), you have to nearly dismantle the whole machine, i have never had this issue with any other washing machine design, and would definitely not recommend to buy an LG machine, and the support was not helpful and basically said it was not covered under warranty even though we used it as recommended.

It's ok however on the 45 minute cycle it doesn't really wash the clothes properly. The 15 minute cycle is fine for just 1 or 2 things. If you want… Read more

a decent wash, it will take at least 90 mins. Other than that, a good washing machine and pretty good value for money.

I regret buying this machine. I purchased less than a month ago and there is an issue with the drainage. It's taking up to a week for a technician to… Read more

come and look at it under the warranty. So in the meantime I have to spend money at the laundromat to do the washing. I wouldn't recommend as it's a poor quality machine and it would have been better to purchase a more expensive brand.

This brand used to be great in the past, but now it feels outdated and stuck in the past—like it hasn’t evolved beyond the 19th century. The… Read more

so-called '6th sense' technology is completely useless and makes no sense. The washing cycle takes forever to finish, whereas my old machine completed the same load in just 45 minutes with better results. I don’t understand how this brand is still in business—it should have shut down long ago. I would strongly advise everyone to avoid it."*

We had a warranty issue on a 9 month old d washing machine and Beko made every excuse under the sun not to fix it, After 5 calls (which they don't… Read more

reply to), they decided it was user's fault, a crack in the drum from a coin in the wash, I stated that surely the machines should cope with a coin as this is a unintentional but common thing, they told me the get 12-15 similar faults every couple of months but still wouldn't admit it a fault in machine, I have had many machines before and never had this issue, they said machines today are not has strong as they used to be, the 5 year warrenty they offer is not worth much, I will never buy their products again

This washing machine is incredibly quiet when in use. The colour is beautiful & the cycles are easy to use. A feature that comes in handy is the… Read more

laundry liquid/powder dispense drawer, there is an option to fill one of the compartments for multiple washes ie no need to fill the drawer for every load. Everything is cleaned & spun really well.

This is my first time having a front loader so I can’t compare it to other front loaders. However, ever since having this washing machine my clothes… Read more

wear out so much faster they look old, it has damaged my blankets and throws. To me it is very rough and I am only using the delicate cycle now. It says it’s water efficient but at the cost of not properly washing the soap and softener out (not sure if all front loaders have the same problem). I always do an extra rinse cycle on every load to try and prevent this.

Other than those issues it’s not bad but I miss a top loader as it wasn’t damaging my clothes as much and it’s quicker.

Not happy. Asko W2084C Purchased May2025 for $1,500 (sale) at AdelaideApplianceGallery W2084C is very hard to use. And we had an Asko before this… Read more

model (W6441 Quattro rated at 4.3 stars!!!) which was very easy to use. Completely backwards design for the W2084 (rated 2.1 stars!!!).

The single worst features are: 1. the control/user interface 2. the programs and optional settings

For info: we wash the full range of household clothes. we keep comparing to the old Asko W6441 which was so easy to use. the W2084 washes quite well but has all the usage problems mentioned below.

1. the control/user interface - there has been an annoying move in user interfaces for European appliance (e.g. our European oven is the same annoying design) to a single line display, with few buttons, where selections and settings are mostly hidden. One has to cycle through many many options until the desired ones are found for selection. Give me back buttons like on the old W6441! - when the machine is running the only way to display the program or settings chosen is to press a button. - There is NO actual information as to how far through a cycle the machine has progressed, only a time remaining which keeps changing. The time should indicate this but it keeps changing every few minutes by up to 30 mins. and total time can vary from the initial display estimate by as much as 40 mins. Crazy! - interface looks neat and pretty for marketing purposes but is “fashion over design” when it comes to using it. And THIS is what customers will remember!

2. the programs and optional settings - the programs are annoying. Each program has exceptions such as only cold water, maximum of 3Kg, extremely long run time, only low spin rates allowed etc.. What is the point of having these options if half can’t be selected for any given program. By all means have defaults for every program but please allow ALL options to be selected for EVERY program, then a customer can actually setup a useful program to run. - 8KG loads advertised. Not told it is only some programs. Dishonest! - the Mode options “Speed” etc. seem useful at first to tailor a chosen program but there is no indication of what they do, and as soon as one mode is chosen (e.g. “speed”) then NO information is given on how water usage etc. etc. may change. Also when “SPEED” is chosen the initial time shown is reduced but during washing the remaining time can increase greatly to more than NOT having “SPEED” selected. So what is the point of the “SPEED” option? - we would like to setup a program that has approx. 40C temp, runs a maximum of one hour, minimises water usage, takes 8KG (as advertised for this model), uses max. spin rate. If these settings don’t produce the best wash then that is our choice. But there is no way to even choose such a program. -Only option on "Spin only" takes 17 minutes. What? No shorter choice for a few simple clothes that don't need to be highly spun).

3. Failures - We get out of balance errors all the time. The machine often recovers and continues but this recovery adds many many minutes to the run time. Quite often however the machine doesn't recover (usually on the final Spin cycle) and one finds the machine stopped - one has to then restart the Spin cycle which can fail a few more times thus extending the total program cycle by an extra 10-40 mins. [Name Removed] (Customer Care support person at Asko Australia) tried hard to be helpful but his advice fails. He suggested that loads on Spin need to be largish to maintain balance. Doesn't help - we have tried medium and maximum loads on Wash and Spin - Spin fails about 50% of the time no matter what we do and a restart is required. And even worse, when the Asko stops DURING a spin cycle the display says “program successfully completed “. Waste of time. Seems to be a known problem when searching the web for the W2084 - Asko have a design issue with their "out of balance" sensor!

4. Other - When door is left open the long hard sharp plastic door catch is very painful and harmful if bumped with one's leg. - the Asko online survey comment field (Asko web site) is way tooooooo short. Only allows a few lines of text. - W2084C: 8KG loads advertised. Not told it is only some programs. Dishonest. - AdelaideApplianceGallery Sales were as helpful as possible but we chose the wrong model.

- I DID search for W2084 here in ProductReview.com.au BEFORE purchase but at the time (May 2025) NO reviews for that model came up. Web site glitch? If I had read the reviews I would NOT have bought this model!

Please Asko - if we can get a tradein on this model we'll buy a different model!!

Refer also "ASKOfan" excellent review of this model.

Buyer be aware Fisher & Paykel they do not stand by the warranty for a brand new machine barely used (3 times) and will try shift blame to you to… Read more

avoid claims!

Brand-new washing machine after only three washes, it began leaking from the front door due to a faulty rubber seal. No errors. No misuse. I have two witnesses. Fisher & Paykel refusing to honour the warranty, instead are trting to shift the blame onto me creating hypothetical scenarios with no legal basis or supporting evidence.. The repair is not costly, but they'd rather liability avoidance rather than standing behind their product!. Also their AI-generated response is appalling!! They should invest in their product instead!

A near-new appliance failing after three uses is not acceptable!. Consumers deserve better! Disgusting treatment! This is unacceptable. If i could rate zero I would.

Dead after 4 years - motor failure. reached out to TEKA with no response. generally worked fine until then Show details