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Front loader · 9 kg

Miele WCR Washing Machine

Miele WCR is a 9 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1308).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
125 kWh
Label: 219 kWh · 0.60 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$40 / year
$40 electricity + $0 water · $399 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cottons 40C programme

16% less electricity than the median of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (261 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 67% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year less than the median, $77 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Miele WCR specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.500
Programme tested
Cottons 40C
Programme time
270 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
596 × 850 × 636 mm
Annual energy (label)
219 kWh
Star rating index
5.10
Country of manufacture
Czechia, Germany

Other model numbers on registration ACW1308

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1308
GEMS registration id
153543
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
6 October 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WCR
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/Amdt 3:2010

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.