Miele dishwasher
Dishwasher in Home & kitchen
People recommend Miele dishwashers for long reliability, easy repair and a flawless record over years of daily use. The main caveat is a proprietary system and high pump and labor costs.
People recommend Miele dishwashers for long reliability, easy repair and a flawless record over years of daily use. The main caveat is a proprietary system and high pump and labor costs.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 11 years
Median of the 3 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch dishwasher | 16 | 13 | 55% | 7 | — | — |
| Miele dishwasherThis page | 6 | 3 | 67% | 1 | 11 yrs3 owners | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The dishwasher needs pressing power 3 times before it decides it's actually going to do anything.”
“So far, it has a design fault that the drain detector is over sensitive.”
“We've had our Miele dishwasher for 5 years. Running on average 1.5 times a day. It's flawless.”
“works great. ability to insert cartridge and just to forget about having to add detergent for a few weeks is amazing”
“The door that opens automatically when the program is done is great though.”
“for the price they have of that pump and labor, I could buy a perfectly serviceable new midrange Bosch thing”
“Very repair-friendly, very anti-ewaste. Kudos.”
“True for their dishwashers.”
“it's a proprietary system that's designed to keep you locked into a subscription relationship with the company”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.