Washing machines: Compare features & prices

Best Buys
The Which? Best Buy award is given to products with high total test scores that perform consistently well in our rigorous lab tests and excel in all key areas.

Energy Savers
We award the Energy Saver logo to products that our testing shows are very energy efficient, meaning they'll cost you less to run.

Don't Buys
The Which? Don't Buy logo alerts you to the products that performed extremely poorly in one or more key areas of our tests.

Energy use
Based on the energy used per kilogram of washing in our cotton and synthetic wash tests and also by a 40 degree cotton wash containing a reduced load.

Water use
Based on the water used per kilogram of washing in our cotton and synthetic wash tests and also by a 40 degree cotton wash containing a reduced load.

Cotton wash
How well a machine cleans on the main 40 degrees cotton program

Rinsing
How much detergent is removed during rinse cycles

Noise
How noisy a machine was during washing and spinning

Brand reliability
We research the reliability of washing machines and give them excellent, good, satisfactory, poor or very poor ratings

Machine type
Freestanding is the most common type, built in models can hidden by a door, compacts are good for tight spaces

Maximum load
The maximum load of washing that the machine can take (generally varies between 5 and 10kg).

Colour of washing machine
Select as many colours as you like or leave black to see all colours

Extra rinse
Whether the washing machines has an extra rinse function - useful if you have sensitive skin to remove more detergent after washing. Note that using the extra rinse function means the machine uses more water.

Delay start
Whether starting the washing machine can be delayed - useful if you want to take advantage of cheap-rate electricity. If the machine will be turned on while unattended, make sure a smoke alarm is fitted nearby.

Price
Typical prices are the most common online price we found & are monthly. Retailers you see on the 'Compare Prices' links are from a 3rd party. We cannot guarantee stock availability at these retailers and don't endorse them in any way. We are not r

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