These are the best dishwasher brands, according to the OCU: ”You don’t need to spend more than 300 euros”

The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) has once again put on the table one of its usual rankings in which it analyzes which are the best products within a certain sector. This time with a dishwasher, practically an essential in any home, the institution wanted to make it clear that to have a good appliance “”.

With a useful life of around ten years, buying a dishwasher is always a complicated task that requires some research and analysis on the part of the client. For this reason, the OCU has wanted to facilitate the work, wielding a classification according to the level of satisfaction with each brand as well as recommending what to look for when opting for one or the other.

The baskets, the washing programs, the anti-overflow protection, the noise or, even with the latest technology, the control from the mobile are key aspects to decide on a purchase. In addition, for those purchased online, the OCU recommends making sure that the price includes the installation and removal of the old dishwasher.

But entering fully into the subject of the best on the market, there is a model that stands out for being considered a “master purchase”. The Ikea Lagan, from the Swedish firm only costs 279 euros and has very good washing and drying results in its Eco program, while it also stands out for the function of being able to program the ignition.

Ikea has the “master purchase” but it is not the best firm on the market; award that goes to Sharp

However, Ikea is not the brand best valued by users, it is in sixteenth position with a score of 73 out of 100. This award corresponds to the Japanese manufacturer Sharp, which from specializing in all kinds of technology and appliances has become a of the large companies in the sector.

With a general assessment of 95 points in reliability, the Japanese is followed by the German Neff and the Spanish Saivod, both with 88 out of 100. Precisely the latter stands out for being the white mark of El Corte Inglés, it shows once again the good services provided by the company to the home sector.

The worst brands are well known

Winia (from Daewoo), Telefunken, Balay, Kunft (from Worten) or Siemens are the other highly valued firms that leave far behind some of greater significance or international reach such as AEG, Fagor or Samsung. These three, together with the Carrefour Bluesky white label, are the worst on the OCU list with an assessment that does not even reach 60 points in reliability.

Finally, the institution details that the most common type of breakdown in this type of appliance has to do with the circulation of water and drainage (13% of appliances), followed by failures in buttons and controls (9% ), the poor drying of clothes (8%) and the malfunction of the detergent box (8%). All concepts to be taken into account when choosing the best dishwasher to equip a house.