Best 10kg Washing Machine 2026: 10 Ranked by One-Star Share

The Candy sits first for one reason only. Its star bars read 6+1+5+9+79, which adds to 100 — so 6% of its 338 ratings are one-star. Meanwhile the £349 TCL carries an 18% one-star share from 48 ratings, roughly nine unhappy buyers, where the Candy's 6% of 338 works out at about 20. The Candy is also one of only two machines here averaging 4.5.

The spec sheet backs the price up. It is a 10kg front load washing machine at 1400 rpm with a 72 dB noise figure, 16 programmes, an A-20% energy class, 63 kg and a 14-minute rapid cycle inside a set of eight quick washes. Candy claims the A-20% rating means it runs 20% more efficiently than a plain A-class model. MixPower sprays water and detergent directly onto the load, and Smart Spray rinses the porthole gasket and window during the rinse phase.

The catch is on the same page. The spec table lists Operation Mode as Semi Automatic for a machine sold with a digital display and 16 programmes, and its dimensions read 85D x 55W x 85H centimetres — a 55 cm width where five rivals here are 59.5 or 60 cm, and a depth figure that duplicates the height. Buyers who want a named steam programme should look elsewhere: the special features field says ProActive Wash, with no steam cycle listed.

The Hoover is one point off the top: 7+1+4+9+79 makes 100, so 7% of its 132 ratings are one-star against 6% for the £279 Candy. Worth noting is the absolute count behind that. In practice 7% of 132 is about nine buyers, while 6% of the Candy's 338 is about 20. The share is what puts this second; the sample size is what keeps it there.

It is a 10kg washing machine with steam — the special features field lists Steam Cycles, Wi-Fi and a water injection system alongside ProActive Wash. Spin speed is 1400 rpm, noise 72 dB, weight 67 kg, and there are 16 programmes on a touch panel. The drum is described as plastic and enamel-coated steel. Hoover claims internal testing of 4,000 cycles, which it equates to 20 years of use, and the hOn app adds 60+ cycles plus consumption monitoring.

Two things to check before buying. The manufacturer field reads Haier Smart Home UK&I Ltd, so this Hoover is built under the same parent as the £349 Haier X Series 5 — and Haier's own listing claims testing equivalent to 25 years where this one claims 20. At the same time, this page gives no full dimensions trio, only an Item Depth of 85 cm, which is the same depth figure the Candy repeats as its height. If your gap is tight, one number is not enough to plan from.

At £269.98 this is the cheapest 10kg washing machine on the page, £9 under the Candy. On price alone, that makes it the best 10kg washing machine here. Its bars read 14+0+1+10+75, so 14% of 110 ratings are one-star and none are two-star. In practice that is around 15 unhappy buyers, where the Candy's 6% of 338 is around 20 — the percentage gap is wide, the raw gap is not.

The engineering is aimed at families. This is a 10kg machine at 1400 rpm, 72 dB and 64 kg, with 12 programmes and an A-10% energy class, which is 10% better than a plain A-rated model and a smaller step than the A-20% claims on the Candy and Hoover. The Wool cycle is certified by The Woolmark Company, Steam Care is listed for hygiene and odour removal, and the 90°C drum clean covers maintenance. The 15-minute quick wash is the headline cycle.

However, the dimensions need reading carefully. The page gives 54D x 60W x 85H cm and a door-open depth of 105 cm, while a separate Item Depth field says only Standard. So you need 105 cm of clearance with the door open, and three different depth-style fields to reconcile first. Crucially, that 54 cm body is the slimmest of the conventional machines here.

The CHiQ lands fourth on a 9% one-star share — 9+1+3+7+80 makes 100 — from 106 ratings, with a 4.4 average and a £339.99 price. Crucially, it is one of the few machines here carrying a 12-year warranty on its BLDC inverter motor, the longest drive warranty claimed in this list.

This is a 10kg washing machine with steam: Steam Wash is listed for sanitising, alongside One Touch Smart Wash and a 15-minute quick cycle inside a 12-programme set. Spin speed is 1400 rpm, weight 65 kg, and the drum is described as painted grey. The bullets claim a 13.5-inch LED colour touchscreen; the spec table describes the display only as LED, and the controls as an LED touchscreen.

That leaves the contradiction a buyer has to weigh. The body is given as 60 cm wide with a 58 cm dimension figure and a 60 cm Item Depth, yet depth with door open maximum is 52 cm — smaller than the machine itself, which cannot be right for a front loader. Even so, with 12 programmes, steam and the longest motor warranty on the page, it holds a top-half place.

The AEG is the dearest machine here at £499 and the heaviest at 74.5 kg. Its bars read 9+4+1+3+83 — a 9% one-star share from 80 ratings, the same share as the £339.99 CHiQ and the £329 Hisense. In theory that is a solid share; at 80 ratings it is about seven buyers.

The spec is deliberately plain. It is a 10kg freestanding washing machine rated Class A on the EU energy label, with a 1400 rpm spin, 10 programmes and a hygiene programme certified by Swissatest. ProSense is claimed to cut time, water and energy use by up to 30%. By contrast, the £279 Candy and £299 Hoover both claim an A-20% class, a better energy label than this AEG carries — worth noting when the AEG costs £200 more.

The catch is in the dimensions. The page lists 66D x 59.7W x 84.7H cm, then gives a separate Item Depth of 63.6 cm and a door-open maximum of 66 cm. A door that opens to the same figure as the body depth is unusual, and the two depth numbers cannot both be correct. As a result, measure your space from the manufacturer's own drawing, not this table, before treating it as the best 10kg washing machine on the page.

Haier takes sixth: 11+2+2+9+76 makes 100, so 11% of its 71 ratings are one-star, and the average is 4.3. On share alone it trails the £339.99 CHiQ and the £499 AEG at 9%. It ranks here because 71 ratings is a smaller sample than 80 or 106, and because two of its own fields disagree.

Anyone looking for the best 10kg washing machine with app control has two options here: this and the £299 Hoover, both on the hOn app with 60+ cycles. This one adds an A-20% energy class, a 1400 rpm spin, 72 dB noise and 15 programmes, with AI load and fabric detection that adjusts detergent, water and energy automatically. Dual Spray cleans the porthole gasket and door window during the rinse, and the drum uses cushion-shaped pads. Haier claims testing equivalent to 25 years of use.

The catch is the footprint. The dimensions read 59.5D x 59.5W x 85H cm, while the Item Depth field says 52 cm — a 7.5 cm disagreement on the same page. That said, the A-20% class, the AI cycle and the app access are all real advantages at £349, provided the machine actually fits.

Midea ranks seventh on a 9% one-star share — 9+5+5+5+76 makes 100 — from 52 ratings, with a 4.3 average and a £299 price. At 61 kg it is the lightest machine in this group; the AEG is 74.5 kg. Note that 52 ratings is a small sample, so a handful of buyers move that share noticeably.

The pitch is the slim body. The bullet says 535 mm deep, or 589 mm including the knob and rear connections, about 10% shallower than standard models. The spec table then gives D x W x H as 53.5 x 53.5 x 53.5 centimetres and repeats 53.5 cm as the Item Depth. Taken literally, the trio would make the machine 53.5 cm tall, against 84.5–85 cm on every other model here. In practice the 53.5 cm depth agrees with the bullet; the width and height readings do not.

Everything else is standard for the money: 1400 rpm, 72 dB, 15 programmes, Steam Care, a BLDC inverter motor and an A-10% class, with a stainless steel drum. Controls are a knob, not a touch panel, so if you want an app or a colour screen this is not the one. It suits a shallow alcove, and on the depth figure alone it is the best 10kg washing machine here for a 54 cm gap — but confirm that measurement with the seller first.

This is the odd one out: an 11 kg machine in a round-up of 10 kg models. The capacity field says 11 Kilograms. It costs £329, which is £50 more than the £279 Candy and £30 more than the £299 Midea — but it carries an extra kilo, so per kilo of drum it undercuts the £339.99 CHiQ and the £349 TCL.

Its bars read 9+0+6+10+75, so 9% one-star from 35 ratings, the smallest sample here, which means a single rating shifts the share by nearly three points. The spec gives a 1400 rpm spin, 72 dB, 15 programmes, active steam hygiene, an allergen cycle and a baby care programme, with a 118 cm door-open depth. Energy class is a plain A, not the A-10% of the Midea or the A-20% of the Candy and Hoover.

Two details to check before ordering. The title says black twice, while the Finish Types field says stainless steel. Meanwhile the Item Depth field says only Standard where the dimensions field gives 59 cm. Neither is a dealbreaker, but both mean confirming the finish and the footprint with the seller.

TCL is ninth because of one number: 18% one-star, the highest share here. Its bars read 18+0+3+9+70, from 48 ratings, with a 4.1 average. At 48 ratings that is around nine buyers — fewer in absolute terms than the Candy's roughly 20 — but it is three times the Candy's share, and share is what this ranking weighs first.

The hardware looks reasonable on paper: a direct drive motor, steam wash, an anti-bacteria claim of 99.99% taken from an SGS report naming Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, a child lock and a 62.8 cm depth. However, the spec table carries no Max Rotational Speed field at all. The 1200 rpm figure appears only in the product title — so if a best 10kg washing machine 1400rpm is what you are after, this one is not it, and neither is the £295 HYE.

Two more inconsistencies. Finish Types says black while the Colour field says grey, and the drum material is listed as plastic where the £299 Midea lists stainless steel. Even so, the 18% one-star share is the number that should decide this one for most buyers.