Miele G 1023 / G 1023 U

G 1023 and G5300SC – Very disappointed with both (two) Miele dishwashers. The first one (don't remember the model a 3 tray under bench G1023 i think) I bought at Harvey Norman full price about $2,200. It lasted just outside the warranty about 3 to 4 years. The stainless steel look-a-like rusted and scratched from cleaning and the circuit boards wore out. After being… Read more

put through the wringer by their service, I bought a older model G6300 SC at a discounted price on Sep 2014(but thankful for that as some recompense). Now 2.9 years later it has an F14 error. (Circuit boards again i am told). I thought I had purchased both times a premium product that would last. However I am very disappointed that Miele dishwasher only lasts about 3 to 4 years. And disappointed again that after 2 years/10 months the second miele dishwasher stopped working with an F14 error code. As it was is out of warranty (9 months) I have no option other than to pay for an expensive service call of $175.00 plus, plus etc and a week before they could come. As this is half the cost of another band new other brand dishwasher looking on line. I will be buying another brand and hope I get month than 3 years out of it. (A non descript brand bought for a rental property has worked longer than both). So It seems that these dishwashers with circuit boards around steam, water and heat do not have a long life span, so I won't be buying paying a premium or buying a miele again. I will say that while they both worked, both miele cleaned very well. But very disappointed with Miele products at the price that don't last very long.

The Dishwasher that washes dishes – After having a dishwasher (smeg) that broke down regularly in its short warranty span, I wanted one I could rely on (not have to cart it to town (200kms away) for weeks at a time). After reading reviews & purchasing a Miele front loader, I was convinced the Miele dishwasher was the best option. I have not been disappointed. It is a little more… Read more

fickle than my front loader, but still reliable.

The feature I like are - The huge space inside- it fits my big dinner plates (instead of being banished to the 2 places in each corner where the spray arm won't bash them like my previous dishwasher) the reshape-able/configurable racks are great & the 3rd spay arm works great. I haven't had clogged spray arms & it washes dishes well. The display lights let me know when it needs salt or rinse aid or inlet drain filter cleaning.

Things I see need improvement are-

make sure you use the special knife slots in the cutlery basket instead of punching out the bottom of the basket, the drain filter handle is odd shaped & hard to clean, it is also fiddly to clean the inlet filter, & setting the amount of salt release due to softness/harness is a mystery as we are not on town supply to know the water pH. There is no countdown time & it seems to wash forever, you can't stop the drying cycle early (I have to be patient.....)

But overall it hasn't let me down reliable, huge space inside, works well expensive, fiddly to clean filters, goes for a loooong time

Good – I love this dishwasher. As a mum of twin babies and a toddler, time is a premium. This washer has been a lifesaver. I barely rinse dishes before stacking (removing only large pieces of food, but not washing every plate) and they come out clean every time provided I stack it well. The door is nice and stiff to open so my 2 year old can't get in.… Read more

It's really quiet and gives a good clean provided it is stacked well. I have had this for 6 months now and so far, it has been very reliable and continues to wash well. I am fairly lax with filter cleaning (I only do it when the dishes don't clean well) and it lasts a long time between cleans. I have had one problem with the washer when all of the lights flashed simultaneously. I turned the machine off at the power and when turned it back on, the motor was running even when the door was open. I had to wait for over a week for a technician (which is a disaster in a house with new twin babies and a toddler). However, I was impressed when the technician came. He used a sensor over the door which diagnosed the problem. Quite amazing! My husband didn't see the value in an expensive dishwasher until he saw this! It turned out it was a problem with the water sensor because a contained had upturned in the cycle and filled with water. He suggested we use the sensor wash rather than normal as I had been, and since, we have had no problem.

One minor gripe is that you cannot stop the cycle to prevent drying (to save energy, I used to open the door of our old machine to air dry). If you do this, the cycle automatically starts again where you stopped it so that it dries the dirty load.

The layout of the top shelf is designed for small narrow items. We have wide mugs and drinking cups and the don't fit in well so you can't fit as much.

Miele Made to LAST! – Solid construction, excellent washing and drying cycles. Quiet & efficent machine, durable and timeless design. Easy to clean and maintain. Easy to stack and a well designed layout. You have peace of mind knowing a product like Miele is made to last and not give up in 3-5years. What more could you ask for in a dishwasher?  Show details

A Great Dishwasher – This is our 2nd Miele Dishwasher We love it because it is so quiet It cleans perfect every time I love that the company installs their products themselves as I feel comfortable that it has been installed right I believe by paying more than average for this brand we are getting a great product so we will continue to buy only Miele products  Show details

High quality machine – We have owned and used a number of dishwashers in the past, including an Asko (which was on par with this machine). This Miele has given us 8 years of service, being used 2-4 times a day, and the clean quality has always been exceptional. Very rarely do we see a dish that isn't washed properly. We finally had the pump die after 8 years, but they cost $120 to replace, so not a big deal.  Show details

Not reliable – After seven year service of Miele dishwasher, they said it's quiet so we bought. at first is quiet but half year before it stopped at rinse process. I read the review and found similar problem so forget repairing and will buy a new one but not Miele. Disappointed. My old one Bosch run 12years and repair only 250 dollars.  Show details

Not happy! – Our 6 year old Miele G1023 dishwasher developed a fault with the re-circulation pump and that cost us $170 for an initial visit from a technician. When it went wrong again a few days later the tech recommended replacing the pump. That turned out to be a further cost of over $700. We were not prepared to pay that and so we bought an Ariston… Read more

instead for less than the repair cost on the basis that we could buy a few cheap machines, if we needed to, for the cost of one Miele. After installing the cheap machine we realise that the Miele has never cleaned tea stains from cups. The new one does!

16 years old and still going. I'm only writing this review because the unit recently faulted and wouldn't work anymore. We had such a good run with the unit that we went to the Miele shop and looked at their latest models for a replacement. However, I then decided to get Miele Service to come out and diagnose the fault, so that I could compare… Read more

repair vs replacement. The technician interrogated the unit and told us it had done over 9000 hours of operation. That's a lot. In the end, we went for repair, which required replacement of a failed wash pump motor unit. It was around a third the cost of a new unit (including the tech's cost coming out for diagnosis), but it's cheaper and avoids creating more e-waste landfill. Yes, there could be other faults in the near future as the unit is quite old now, but it's a risk I'm prepared to take. Very happy with the Miele dishwasher, it's overall reliability and performance.

Must have. But looking for a fresh look – Have just seen some reviews. We bought our G1023 in 2009. its now 2023 and hasn't missed beat running mostly once a day, occasionally 2. Figured I'd post this here for context. Show details

13 years trouble free – Just gone 13 years with not one issue. All lights are flashing on panel now, must be electronic issue, not worth paying a technician to stuff me around, will upgrade to new one.

Bought a dud! – We bought Miele because we wanted a reliable machine and were promised 20 years service. What a disappointment...over $700 in repairs and it is still not right. Service is really poor. When its works it is quiet. Miele clearly know this dishwater is a dud and should have replaced it a long time ago.  Show details

Dissapointing Stainless Steel Finish- Rust – We replaced our old miele dishwasher which lasted 20 years with a new miele stainless steel dishwasher around 5 years ago. I noticed some time ago that the stainless steel finish on the front bottom edges on the door appeared to be "rubbing off" for no good reason. Then, when I was recently sitting on the floor in front of the dishwasher, I… Read more

noticed that beneath the handle, from side to side, there was a line of rust. I do not think this one will last the 20 years like the first one. I am a fan of miele appliances, having a vacuum cleaner and cooktop. I expected a lot better from Miele. It upsets me to look at it now.

Beware of cleaning your 'stainless steel' door - rust stains – I decided to go with Miele dishwasher after hearing so much about its reputation. Bought the G1023U about five years ago, expecting it to last a lot longer than this. Problem 1: rust stains on the 'stainless' steel door. While I liked the fact that it was a 'no fingerprint' door, apparently cleaning products can't be used on it (Miele support… Read more

informed me that this was my problem for using 'Spray and Wipe'). A replacement door is around $260, with call-out fee and technician time on top of that. Problem 2: weird grinding sound from the motor. This has come and gone periodically but I shudder to think of what's causing it. It actually started not long after purchase. With the door replacement, call out fee, technician hours and sound issue to be investigated, it makes more sense to buy a new dishwasher. It won't be a Miele.

lasted 3 years, repair bill huge, doesn't hold large dinner plates – not impressed. machine pump failed after 3 years and could not be switched off apart from at the mains. miele service call had a 2 week wait time. when the engineer arrived he said the pump had gone at a parts costs of $450 and a total estimated bill of $850 to repair. I don't know how the continue to get away with this level of service and cost of parts. I can accept the odd machine might fail now and then.

Rubbish Machine – We have gone away for more than 2months at a time and on each occasion the dishwasher would not work due to a partially seized impeller.The ridiculously expensive call out fee,combined with poor after sales service caused us to throw out the machine after only 4 years use and revert back to a cheap Dishlex.!! No more hassles!!!I own a number of other Miele products but will never buy another!!!Generally a poor appliance

Dinner Plates Too Big – We went for the Miele G 1023 and were disappointed from day one. Like others here we found it just was not cleaning. Not cutlery, not plates, not glasses. We were having to hand wash the dishes AFTER the dishwasher had washed them. Then I discovered the sprayer arm on the top rack was getting caught on the dinner plates and not rotating even… Read more

though our dinner set has the standard sized dinner plate. I can't see anywhere to adjust the height of the racks and it seems 275mm is the standard for dinner plates. If we remove the dinner plates the washer does an exceptional job. Any suggestions on rack height adjustment or dinner plate size appropriate for this washer appreciated. Washes exceptionally without dinner plates.

Miele Service – We bought our Miele Dishwasher in March 2013. Six on this later we required service on a problem we had with the dishwasher not draining properly. The service wait time was approximately 3 weeks. We now have another problem with the dishwasher not starting. We have been advised the service technician will see me on the 9 January 2014. … Read more

Approximately 3 weeks wait.

This is definitely not good service and I am very disappointed. Also to have not one but two breakdowns in the 18 months I have had it. My last dishwasher was a Dishlex and only had to call a service technician in the last few years of its life, having it for 15 years without breaking. Relatively quite Bad warranty service

Worst white goods purchase ever – After getting a good 7 years out of my $450. fisher and paykel, I thought I would go for some German precision....worst decision ever. Never cleaned well, practically had to clean the plates first anyway... Load salt and after the first year wash it through several cycles.... The Miele man said you really should use Miele products $150 later… Read more

still absolute waste of time.

Now at just past 2 years, it will not even properly clean a plate with sauce marks or a red wine glass.

Harvey Norman said they never get complaints, well this $1,000 plus purchase is the worst electrical or white goods purchase of my life....buyer beware

Both times I have called Miele they have protested that this is very unusual....having a look at the reviews I am not Robinson Crusoe with the machine self destructing at 2 years. Looks trendy, goes well with the house Does not work. Leaves my place looking like a pig stye.

Its as good as a chinese toaster, lasted two years, thats all – Bought it for $1000. Very quiet operation. Device itself only works properly on sensor wash, otherwise fails to dry properly. Advertising said "tested for the equivalent of 20 years": sadly after the warranty ran out there was a "drain inlet" error. The Miele repair technician did not appear to be well trained, and could not determine the problem… Read more

after two hours. After failing to determine the cause, the quote for repair (quote $420) did not guarantee that the problem would be fixed. In conclusion, too unreliable, as it is not a good purchase if you have to spend 40% of the new price on repair after two years. quiet Chinese toaster longevity

Make a Miele of it – Got jack of our Smeg. The Miele was perfect - except for one, small thing...gremlins. The door catch would positively lock, yet not sense the machine was closed = no start. More often than not we got it to go. From there very, very quiet, performed the wash without scratching glass (even with tablet powder). Even the cutlery rack stayed… Read more ·  1

upright (Smeg can't do that fancy bit of tech). Blew some cash on getting the Miele installer to correct the problem - not sure he knows where to start. Sold house, got Smeg again (quiet, scratched wine glasses, cutlery rack tips over, bottom drawer can be frustrating)...beats hand-washing. Quality, performance, useability. Is an electronic mechanism really necessary for every function?

So far we are super impressed with this machine – We've only had this dishwasher for one month but have been amazed with how good a job it does. It washes so well that i have pulled out everything from the kitchen cupboards and washed them. old coffee stains in cups, "baked on" marks on baking dishes, all gone. Glasses sparkling like new. Plastics still "wet" at the end of the cycle but i… Read more

haven't seen a dishwasher that this doesn't happen in yet. Pleased we spent that like bit more and got the Miele. washes remarkably well, nice and quiet Its a shame it doesn't automatically power off at the end of the wash. oh and it doesn't unpack itself

Excellent machine – I've had my Miele C1023 dishwasher for a little under a year and I'm really happy with it's performance. We spend most of our time in the family room which is just off the kitchen and when the dishwasher is operating, you can't hear it. I use the "normal" cycle all the time and dishwasher tablets from Aldi as they're not as expensive as other… Read more

brands and I've never had a problem. Glassware comes out sparkling, cutlery is also clean and shiney when I remove it and no complaints about anything else put into the machine. I do also use it for pots, but anything that's really needing a good scrub, I usually do manually. I like the idea of the third spray arm which none of my previous dishwashers have had.

I find the layout of the machine very good but only realised when it was too late, that putting steak knives pointy end down into the cutlery basket eventually cuts through the plastic at the bottom of the basket which means that later on, other items of cutlery fall through the gap which in turn, prevents the bottom rack from rolling out with the protruding item hitting against the hinged part of the door. I now put my steak knives along the edge of the basket where there are cut outs and where the pointy end of the knife sits on a reinforced section in the bottom of the basket.

The door closes nicely which is something I looked for because my previous Maytag was difficult to lock into place. I do miss a beep or something to let me know when the machine is finished so I can go and switch it off instead of just a flashing light.

I've had 2 machines before the Miele. The first was a Dishlex which was going strong after 22 years but we sold the house. However, I don't think they make Dishlex to last these days. The second was a Maytag which lasted just under 6 years before it developed a fault which the technician said would cost about $400 to repair so onwards and upwards to Miele. I'm hoping I get many years of dishwashing from this machine. Quiet, good layout, really cleans the dishes

Best dishwasher I have had so far! – This machine is so quiet that sometimes you open it just to see if it is running! , it is so simple and easy to use . We mainly use the "sensor wash" programme and every thing comes out so sparkling clean. It has triple spray arms which actually cleans everything in the top rack. I also like the idea that the cutlery basket can go in any position on the bottom rack . I like the idea of the add rinse aid light Cleans very well, drys even better

Very Happy with this – Excellent quiet machine. Loads of room for plenty of dishes. stacks nicely. Love the cutlery basket down the bottom which does not interfere with the crockery space. Cleans very well however I only use finish tablets as well. Lights up when rinse aid is low. Maybe too many options though because I permanently leave it on sensor wash. Excellent… Read more

quality dishwasher and very reliable. Very quiet. super wash. loads of space, easy to stack and user friendly. energy efficient. Little expensive if not on sale.

Excellent – I love it! Had an old Asko we inherited when we bought our house and it finally quit. I was looking for a machine that washes well, will last and is water and energy efficient. I definitely found all of that and more with this model. I like the flexibility of being able to adjust the baskets and racks. It makes it easy to fit more dishes in and… Read more

also fit large items. I also like the simplicity of the knob and buttons rather than digital display. Dishes, pots and pans come out perfectly clean. Energy and water efficient. Very quiet. Simple to use. Has spray arms on three levels for excellent coverage. Flexible configuration: height of upper basket is easily adjusted with left and right sides able to sit at different heights, bottom basket has two rows of hinged spikes that can be easily fold down or be removed. Comes with a workbench on top that can be removed if you want to fit the machine under a counter. Doesn't completely dry items (particularly plastics) unless you open the door a little and let them air at the end of the cycle. Otherwise you might need to wipe some items dry before putting them away.

For every person who swore they'd never buy a dishwasher again – We call this the "golden" dishwasher. "Golden" both because of its high price-tag, and its relentless ability to perform. We have been using it on a daily basis - pretty much since we moved into our new home 4 years ago. The product has performed every load type on the dial beautifully. Another thing I like about it is that it is quiet - which… Read more

wasn't really an issue until our bub came along. Also I'm not much of a cook (and have a tendency to burn water), but the Miele seems to scrub up baked on cookware as though it was done by hand.

It seems strange to praise a product that is doing no more than what it was originally designed for - but if my experience with other dishwashers is anything to go by - it is praise well deserved. And if the price-tag leaves a bit of a sting, having hassle free clean dishes is worth it. Reliable, works incredibly well. Expensive, no way to tell how much rinse aid remains.

Good – Have had this dishwasher for 12 months now, and haven't had 1 problem. It is really quiet, and the dials are easy to understand. I never rinse my dishes before I put them in, and on the pots and pans cycle, it washes so thoroughly. Gets baked on grim off caserole dishes and out of the bottom of pots and pans. When we bought it, I did… Read more

originally try the other cycles, but none have washed as good as the longer pots and pans cycle. I'm very happy with this machine. Very quiet, able to clean the filters yourself, easy to use, child lock. Doesn't wash so well unless it's on the pots and pans cycle.

Terrible – Disappointed @ longevity, My M.I.L. also has a top of the range model, she too has has to $ervice after 3 years. My mums machine is 20 years and still going, they don't build like they used to, currently a 2 week wait on service call, has to say something, It's a Miele. Quiet, washes well as long as you use finish and rinse plates before stacking.… Read more

Second problem in 3 years, we average 2 loads a day, service call's expensive, not sure spending all this $$$ was worth it in the long run..Door hard to close.

Good – Washes and dries very well overall. Quiet and simple to use. The lower priced Miele dishwashers are generally a good buy and are very popular. Good value if it really does last 20 years. Washes and dries very well. Quiet. Simple to operate. Good value for money (if it really does last 20 years). Internal parts are the same as the Miele models… Read more

costing twice as much. Seals and plastic parts appear very well designed and manufactured. Easy to install with good instructions. The sensor wash often doesnt judge the load very well and sometimes things come out dirty. Only works well with expensive dishwasher powder. Doesnt turn itself off when it finishes the cycle (waste of power). Door latch doesnt have a very positive locking feeling.

Excellent – Owned an electrolux before this and can say will NEVER go back. Same internals as the dearer digital models. If you can afford the extra cash over cheaper brands definitely go for it. Not sure what some people are saying about the door it just needs a firm push to lock in & tablets are not an issue. Simple & easy to use, just turn the knob to… Read more

desired position and press the start button. We use finish tablets and get a great wash everytime. Super quiet Have had this machine for 12 months and have had no issues

Terrible – After using one of these at our old house we thought we would replace our Dishlex with something brand new and more upmarket. After washing everything in it after EVERY wash we could see that it didn't clean the plates properly, as stated before everything was perfectly dry but it didn't wash the plates or the glasses properly so half the time we… Read more

ended up rinsing everything ourselves which makes the point of this dishwasher useless. We changed house and went to a Blanco where we have had no issues yet. It dries really well. No technical issues with it. It doesn't wash properly.

Excellent – We purchased this machine about 3 months ago...absolutely love it!! And extremely glad we chose this model. This is Meile's new base entry model. Why we chose this machine. It was a choice between the Fisher & Paykel Double Draw dishwasher, Bosch and Miele. After reading the reviews on this site and talking to people who owned F & P's, they were… Read more

eliminated due to there numerous quality problems. We wanted something that was quiet, washed well, good quality and reliable. We chose the Miele over the Bosch because it had a much larger cutlery basket, and we chose this model because all other Miele models have a cutlery tray instead of a basket.(No so keen on the tray). Extremely pleased with its overall performance. Would highly recommend it to anyone. Very simple to use. Whisper quiet. Excellent washing and drying results. Low power and water consumption. Fits in a mountain of dishes. Hugh cutlery basket. Quality built German machine. Faily long wash cycle on Normal program (126 mins). Does not turn itself off when finished. Can't use a tablet. (These are not really dislikes, rather features, or non-features of this new base entry model of Miele dishwashers.)

Excellent – After looking in the sub $1000.00 range. After comparing fisher paykals, dishlex, whirlpool etc then lookied at the miele G 1023 (the new base model) for a few hundred more there was no comparsion (build strength, quality of dish rack clips, adjustable shelves etc) and if this is thier base model I'll be staying with Miele, you can not hear it… Read more

running, 10/10 Miele solid, whisper quiet, extra large (no chiped plates), nice styling, rotary dials, german made, nothing comes out dirty ! nothing so far