Miele
German premium appliances across laundry, dishwashers, kitchen. The durability benchmark.
Status: Approved
- Founded
- 1899
- Website
- mieleusa.com
- HQ
- Germany
- Manufacturing
- Germany,Various
- Ownership type
- Family-owned
- Status since
- 2026-06-08
Ownership
Independent and family-owned by direct descendants of the founders (Miele family 51.1%, Zinkann family 48.9%), Gutersloh, since 1899.
Why Approved
Tests its core machines to the equivalent of twenty years of use before they ship, a standard no other major maker matches, and carries decades of top Stiftung Warentest ratings. The strongest long-haul name. Approved.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
Loss of family ownership. Abandonment of the 20-year testing standard or a move of core production out of Germany.
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