Best Front Loading Washing Machines

Purchase the Bosch series 8; 9 kg washing machine front loader sale price for $1200 Harvey Norman NSW This is now my second washing machine… Read more

purchase. The first one was a Fisher & Paykel front loader that was purchased in 2014 which we used twice daily, and only recently the bearings started go & wasn’t spinning fast enough to remove excess water out. This was the only reason why we had made this purchase.

We followed the Sales Rep advice at Harvey Norman and went for the German made Bosch. We were told you can’t got wrong with German made. The quality & craftsmanship is always top tier, and anything German made is made to last! I also told him my previous machine purchased from there also served us well for 12yrs!

On closer inspection once it was home I soon came to realise that it wasn’t up to the same quality as the Fisher and Paykel sadly !

I felt that Bosch could have had a really good quality machine for the price it was charging with the same features the competitors were offering !!

The program dial functions are extremely hard to read as they do not light up with the silver backing plate and the thin black writing makes it very hard to read. I have to get my phone out & use the torch & squat to make sure it’s the correct wash cycle I’ve chosen . In the showroom with all the lighting there you don’t notice it until you get home in your laundry with your single light bulb :(

The detergent drawer doesn’t close fully the bottom right hand side lifts up a bit. I have taken my drawer back into the store to see whether it’s a fault with my mine only. It looks like it’s a fault with that series because the display model at Harvey Norman also doesn’t close flush & pops out a bit too! The plastic does feel very cheap & light. Not sturdy

For a machine that’s over $1200 & German made you shouldn’t expect this at all ! I asked the sales rep to let the Bosch Rep know of this fault. I’m yet to be contacted by anyone, but could be early days yet.

The rubber lining inside the drum seal feels thinner than my previous machine. Water does not fully expel from the inner seal, which when it’s spinning the clothes should remove all traces of water too. I have to dry off the water with a rag so odour doesn’t occur- never had to do that with my previous Fisher & Paykel!

It does have a nice feature ; that it does light up when starting the wash cycle.

So far the wash cycles have been good with no issues. The clothes have been clean. I love this has a 15, 30 & 45 min cycle, like my old F&P - so that’s a bonus ! I haven’t yet used the delayed start, which I used to with my previous machine a lot.

But I feel for the price and for the namesake that it is a German made Bosch machine it feels cheap.

I did walk back around on the shopfront and check out the new Fisher & Pakyel and my regret was instant. I wish I had purchased that instead! It felt a lot more sturdy and it felt like everything was made with the a highest of quality.

I’m sorry Bosch, but I think you’ve dropped the ball with this machine.

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.

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

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.

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

What a disaster purchase. Right from the first wash it ripped my bedsheets, the next load it proceeded to fray the clothes being washed and if you… Read more

were game enough to wash them a second time they would come out stretched and paper thin, a lot of the time with multiple rips, holes or even shredded from being stretched to the maximum. For the next few months I tried every cycle, using the lowest spin (400) and the lowest temperature - I tried small loads, big loads, medium sized loads but every wash (even the delicate cycle) had the same result. LG garment care factor = NIL. Even though it was still under warranty (6 months old) neither LG customer service or Harvey Norman wanted to know or assist, insinuating user fault. I never received a single call back from LG or Harvey Norman at any time during my dealings with these disgraceful organisations. NEVER again will I have an LG product in my house or step foot in a Harvey Norman store again after being treated so appallingly and spoken down to by the HN department manager when I dare question the delivery/installation procedure as a possibility for damage in transit. I thought it was reasonable to at least look into it because when I requested the installers leave me the travel bolts they said this machine doesn't come with any. The HN dept mgr rejected any such possibility with the reason being that travel bolts can only be used once, they are not reuseable and if I should ever need to move the machine I should just fill up the drum with clothes. Well, that excuse was an insult to my intelligence and should be a huge red flag to the Harvey Norman franchise, and it was the final straw for me. My last contact he promised to phone me back in 20 minutes with an update - that was 5 days ago...... some things just don't change.

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

Had machine for under three year bottom of machine rusted out,don’t live close to the beach. 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

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.

Simpson use to be a great Product, but how bad their washing machines are today this 7kg isn't worth a cent, what a piece of Rubbish not even 3yrs old has problems spinning and draining, you should be thrown out of Australia, and the stores.

Have a 4086C and after 4.5 years the Fabric Softener Dispenser started only dispensing intermittent. Tried various programs for a while to see what… Read more

conditions made it work or not. In the end contacted Asko who informed me it was out of Warranty a month prior. All be it the warranty is for 60 months without fault and I was lucky to get 55 months without fault, they said out of warranty and didn't care, what was worse than it being out of warranty now (Not when the fault happened) is the lack of assistance or empathy. Told to phone a local repairer or fix it myself. Service department has ghosted me and refuses to answer emails. For an alleged High End Washing Machine, the service and care from Asko couldn't be more bottom end. It is a $2000 Washing Machine, I was expecting better from the product and much better from the service and help line. Last Contact with Asko was them saying sorry it was only a 2 year warranty not 5 year as first advised. Still no offer to help fix or suggestions what could be wrong, just reiteration to get an external service company in to look at it. In the end I gambled with replacing the water inlet valve unit myself, suspecting a solenoid valve issue as per Dr Google and it fixed it.

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!

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

Rubbish, Turns on if you leave plugged in by itself, Decides when it will turn on, turns off randomly when washing, Unbelievable, best part is it… Read more

was to replace a Bosch machine that also mysteriously was stopped being made within a year of purchase and couldn’t be replaced for same price, but we can give you a discount if you. Pay $500 more.

GOOD GUYS TOWNSVILLE ,good luck calling them, it calls out no message bank, good luck going in to find staff whom sold product.good luck you have purchased a product and now we hope you basically flog off.

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."*

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.

Unsatisfactory wash quality, machine replaced by Miele – Wash quality of this specific Miele machine was not to our satisfaction. It uses insufficient water during agitation which means basic things like… Read more

chia seeds and yogurt don’t come off kids clothes irrespective of full load, three quarter load or half load.

We were told prior to purchase that we can adjust the water amount during the wash to make it higher but after purchase we found out that only the rinse could be adjusted (we likely bought or were sold the wrong model.

Minimum spin was 600 which isn’t great for high quality clothes.

Twin dos is convenient but needs to be cleaned before holidays to avoid voiding the warranty.

Miele offered to replace the washer for a more suitable one (WWG360WCS) which has the adjustable water and lower spin of 400. Their customer service has been impeccable hence 4 stars but I don’t recommend this specific machine.

See my review of WWG360WCS also.

Washing the stains right outta my life – We bought this machine when our 7kg top loader collapsed in a fit of exhaustion in 2021. I was surprised at the negative reviews on here, ours has… Read more

run like a dream since day 1, no matter the abuse we throw at it, and trust me, during winter sports season it gets punishment! So huge it even fits our blankets, and kids doonas, meaning less dry cleaning expenses, more margarita money for me! The filter is front bottom and easy to access and clean. I made my own favourite cycle so I got what suits us, 60 deg C for the aforementioned sports uniforms (lucky this isnt smellavision) with high spin. Always get a good outcome using 0.5 cup sodium carbonate and a half dose of laundry detergent. Not too wet, dry off quickly. My only ever hiccup was a stretchy lycra top that was caught in door as it closed and spun around making a giant knot, and made machine shake. Note to self, dont overfill machine and make sure all items are away from door. You can stop machine early in cycle to add those hiding socks you always find 2 seconds after you start a load, and the vapour refresh cycle is great for suit jackets and school blazers worn by stinky kids and husbands. There is remote connection for your phone but I dont use it since am right there wrangling the laundry anyway. The spin is a bit noisy, but the rest as silent as a toddler in the makeup drawer.

Great, my best machine ever. Highly recommend, plus price and ratings exceptional Show details

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