c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
118 kWh
Label: 118 kWh Β· 2.3 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$38 / year
$378 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Drying ECO 40-60 Normal programme

38% less electricity than the median of 72 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations (191 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 94% of them. At your rates that is about $23 a year less than the median, $234 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 72 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under condenser dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Other Miele models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$38
Miele WTH 130 WPM4 kg124 kWh/yr4$40

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Miele WTR 871 WPM specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
4.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Drying ECO 40-60 Normal
Programme time
143 min
Moisture removed in test
3.19 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
596 Γ— 850 Γ— 637 mm
Annual energy (label)
118 kWh
Star rating index
4.61
Country of manufacture
Germany, Czechia, Poland

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0847
GEMS registration id
170258
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 June 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2442.1:1996/Amdt 4:2006

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.