9 kg front loader, priced from $3,499 at the retailers tracked (checked 28 Oct 2026). 4.5 stars, 261 kWh a year (about $84 at 32¢/kWh), 596 mm wide by 643 mm deep.
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Prices checked 28 Oct 2026. Retailers may change prices during the day.
Key specs
Capacity
9 kg
Load type
Front
Width
596 mm
Depth
643 mm
Height
850 mm
Labelled cycle
3 h 57 m
Water stars (WELS)
4.5
Energy stars
4.5
Energy a year
261 kWh
Cost a year at 32¢/kWh
$84
Cost per wash
about 23c
Manufacturer's warranty
2 Year
Made in
Germany, Czechia, Poland
Registration no.
ACW1566
Size, weight, spin, noise, water, series and warranty figures, where the registry is silent, come from retailer listings and manufacturers' own product pages, checked 28 Oct 2026.
Depth is the cabinet figure and leaves out hose and tap clearance behind the machine.
Will it fit
The cabinet measures 596 mm wide, 643 mm deep and 850 mm high in the Australian Government's energy-rating database. Enter the space it has to go in.
Not included. These are cabinet figures. Manufacturers state a ventilation clearance per model in the installation instructions; a figure typed into the Clearance box applies to both sides, the back and the top. No clearance figure for this model is held here, so the answer above allows none until one is entered.
These links go to Miele's own site. One guide often covers several models, so check the model number on the document reads WWI 861 before relying on its figures.
Price history
Checked daily since 8 Sept 2026; the price held at $3,499 at the retailers tracked throughout.
One line per retailer, stepped where the daily check recorded a change. Prices exclude delivery and promotions.
How it compares
Best price $3,499 against a median of $1,186 for similar machines with current prices.
643 mm deep; 69 of the 107 with a listed size sit shallower.
261 kWh a year against a median of 241 across the 142 other front loaders within a kilo of its size; 89 of them use less.
Labelled cycle 3 h 57 m; the median for similar machines is 5 h 01 m.
Front loaders by price and capacity
Of the 67 front loaders with a current price, 40 cost less than the Miele WWI 861 and hold at least as much.
The chart plots each of the 67 front loaders with a current price, at the price its page shows, checked 28 Oct 2026. The median is $1,186.
Figures trace to this machine's entry (ACW1566) in the Australian Government's energy-rating database, and to retailer checks on the dates shown. Energy and cycle figures are from the government's labelled test program, which assumes one warm wash a day; household bills vary with use and tariff.
