The best washing machine I’ve ever purchased. I worked for many years in a dry cleaners with laundry and the washing machines there were Miele but after looking through AO site I found Siemens IQ 700 It’s absolutely amazing, so quiet even when spinning at 1600 rpm, various programs all changeable and when it’s finished each load….. instant unlock so no waiting for ages for door to release. As I said at the beginning…the best washing machine I’ve ever purchased. Thank you AO

Very quiet and minimal vibration during spin cycles which is great! However the 10kg load weight seems to be for certain programs only and the daily ones that are more likely to be used have limits of 4-5kg! I would have expected a 10kg wash for most of the programs so hence a low rating

The build quality is astounding. I have this stack e d with drier and there isn't a hint of vibration. Wash performance is excellent t and boy is this machine quiet. I was a fan of the LG Direct Drive until my 7 year old one failed. I am a techie so the controls I found well laid out. Love this machine!

This machine was purchased to replace our dead Siemens washer. My absolute dislike about this machine was when I disconnected our old Siemens washer, slid this new machine into place, and found that the cold fill and waste pipes did not reach the connections! (Our washer slot is next to the sink unit, so as close as you can get). When I pulled it back and measured, the pipes on this new machine were 22 inches shorter than the old machine. Nearly 2 feet shorter! So instead of a simple one in, one out swap I had to crawl under worktops into the washer space with power tools and cut new holes into the side of the sink unit. In use, it is quieter than our old machine and seems to do at least as good a job washing. However, the wash programmes are ridiculously long (3 hours for a simple Eco wash?) Obviously Siemens expect you to set a load washing then go to work! All our washes have been done with Variospeed selected, which takes a 3 hour programme down to 48 minutes the only way we can get our washes done in a day. The spin cycle is quiet, well balanced and removes a lot of water, significantly better than our old washer. So some highs and some lows. For this brand and the high price asked I do find the overall result disappointing, hence 3 stars.