Miele brand - worth the extra money? Or which manufacturer would you recommend?

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Am thinking of replacing my Beko dishwasher, it just doesn't wash the dishes, and I'm getting fed up either having to wash them by hand after they have gone through the cycle (this machine is just over a year old). I have looked online and Miele come up to being good and will last for years! Is this true? The one that I have seen will cost me £629 - obviously a lot more than my Beko. I use branded dishwasher tablets, salt and rinse aid. Shame that my Beko dishwasher is rubbish as I have a fridge\freezer and washing machine also with Beko and they are great (well so far!).

If not Miele what other manufacturer would you recommend and why?

Thanks in advance

I have a Bosch everything in my house, including the dishwasher. I've realised you can't go wrong if you buy Bosch!

I have Miele everything here and currently I'm not hugely impressed with them. The tumble dryer balls things up and doesn't dry properly. The dishwasher broke within a few months and needed repair - it still doesn't clean very well, but that may be the Miele tablets we got free with the dishwasher. Currently our steam oven is broken (it's 4 months old) and has been since Christmas Day - what a joy that was. They keep on re-arranging the service appointments as they don't have the parts they need.

For appliances that have cost me more than £9k all together I am not massively impressed.

Miele, Miele, Miele, Miele
We are slowly changing all our appliances over to Miele. Buy the basic Miele model .......they have never let us down.
On the other hand NEVER buy a Zanussi condenser tumble drier ...it is still under guarantee ....engineer has been out 7 times....still not working....it is going to the tip!

Rabbit123 - I just looked at mine to see if that was my issue. I can raise the top basket by using some orange levers on each side. I've not tried that before, but thought I'd mention it in case yours does the same! I'll experiment to see if that helps :)

Have had Miele, Bosch and Siemens, and think Siemens is the best for dishwashers. Will never buy Miele again (again from their vacuum cleaners which I really like).

Thanks for the input, I was swaying towards Siemens but was worried about the cutlery tray being on the top shelf, spoke with colleagues today and they all agreed that Bosch was the way forward!

Bosch is reliably good. Mine has been doing the dishes for 17 years, maybe 19 and when things go wrong, the engineer comes and fixes it, usually not at great cost.

After a lot of umming and arhhing I have finally bought a dishwasher today!! In the end I went for a Bosch, dearer than I had anticipated but I used a cash back rewards scheme through work which saved me 8% plus a further £150 fuel card voucher and £30 off from the shop. (Oh and I sold a necklace yesterday that exDH gave me that I never wore). Hopefully this dishwasher should (fingers crossed) last a very long time!

Thanks for everyones advice - really did appreciate it