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Front loader · 8 kg

Miele WTD160WCS Washer Dryer

Miele WTD160WCS is a 8 kg front loader washer dryer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1720). The registered figures are for its wash cycle.

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
134 kWh
Label: 235 kWh · 0.64 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$43 / year
$429 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · ECO 40-60 programme

4% less electricity than the median of 24 comparable 8 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (244 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 79% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $16 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 24 comparable 8 kg front loader washer dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 8 kg front loader washer dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Miele WTD160WCS specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.480
Programme tested
ECO 40-60
Programme time
300 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (W×H×D)
596 × 850 × 637 mm
Annual energy (label)
235 kWh
Star rating index
4.78
Country of manufacture
Germany

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1720
GEMS registration id
175745
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
7 June 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005 + A1 + A2 + A3 and testing requirements in the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 22 September 2026; last checked 23 September 2026. Manufacturer: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.