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Shopping for a washing machine

You can get a new Which? Best Buy washing machine from around £280

Sharing our washing machine expertise

Over the years we’ve put thousands of washing machines through their paces in the Which? labs, performing extensive tests on each model to find out which really offer you the best deal for your money.

On the way, we’ve developed a good understanding of what each washing machine brand does well and not so well. In this guide, our experts share what they’ve learnt about each of the biggest washing machine brands, to help you decide which might best suit you.

Bear in mind that this guide only offers brand overviews, so for full reviews of each of the washing machines we’ve tested, make sure you check out our individual washing machine reviews. Also, this guide only covers the biggest washing machine brands, but we also test washing machines from smaller brands such as Smeg, Samsung, Siemens, Panasonic and John Lewis. 

Best washing machine brands

In this guide, you can find out:

  • how many washing machines Which? has tested for each brand
  • what types of washing machines are available from each brand and how much they cost
  • features to look out for.

And subscribers can also find out:

  • the average score each washing machine brand gets in Which? tests
  • how many models of each brand have been awarded Best Buy or Don’t Buy status
  • the pros and cons of each brand.

Click on the brand links in the left-hand panel of this page to find out all this information for each of the leading washing machine brands.

How Which? tests washing machines

Our test program for washing machines includes more than 300 individual tests on washing, rinsing, convenience and noise. See the 'how we test' page in our washing machine reviews for details of the different types of tests we use

Also, check out our washing machine reviews to see full test results for each individual washing machine we’ve tested (and find out which are Best Buy washing machines), or get top tips on choosing a washing machine from our washing machine buyer’s guide.

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