Should You Buy a Hoover Washing Machine?

Hoover is one of the most popular washing machine brands as well as being well known for its vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners and fridge freezers.
If you are wondering how Hoover washing machines compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 5,400 washing machines by objectively and impartially analysing over 42,000 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.
The average price of a new Hoover washing machine is $353.
Is Hoover the Best Washing Machine Brand?
So are Hoover washing machines any good? We give every washing machine a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all washing machines we are able to impartially rank all the washing machine brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Hoover is the 6th best washing machine brand out there.
#1 |
South Korea
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95% |
95%
1,376 reviews
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#2 |
South Korea
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80% |
80%
5,678 reviews
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#3 |
Magic Chef
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78% |
78%
83 reviews
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Germany
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75% |
75%
2,830 reviews
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Germany
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66% |
66%
556 reviews
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United States
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66% |
66%
1,855 reviews
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China
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65% |
65%
202 reviews
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Let's look at how Hoover washing machines compare to the other washing machine brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
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At an average purchase price of $353, Hoover washing machines tend to be cheaper than most other washing machine brands. Hoover also have better reviews than the typical washing machine brand, with the average rating of a Hoover washing machine being 87%.
There's a smaller selection of Hoover washing machines available compared to other washing machine brands, with only 1 Hoover washing machine currently on the market in the US. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Hoover washing machine is $96 (based on a person typically doing 5 washes per week), which makes them less efficient than most other washing machine brands.
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What Do the Hoover Washing Machine Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Hoover washing machine to work out the average distribution of reviews for Hoover and then compared this to the other washing machine brands.

Expert Reviews
5 stars | 0 | |
4 stars | 3 | |
3 stars | 0 | |
2 stars | 0 | |
1 star | 0 |

User Reviews
5 stars | 1,273 | |
4 stars | 402 | |
3 stars | 76 | |
2 stars | 45 | |
1 star | 56 |
Over 100% of expert reviews and 90% of user reviews for Hoover washing machines are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 93% and 94% respectively across all Washing Machine brands.
Purchasers of Hoover washing machines frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, reasonably priced and has useful technical features.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Hoover washing machines by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other washing machine brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
Average Review Score | Samsung | LG | Bosch | Hotpoint | Whirlpool | Hoover |
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87%
6 reviews
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93%
3 reviews
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80%
3 reviews
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95%
2 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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100%
9 reviews
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100%
6 reviews
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90%
4 reviews
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70%
2 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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40%
1 review
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70%
2 reviews
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92%
5 reviews
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90%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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75%
2 reviews
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70%
3 reviews
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70%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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82%
1 review
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66%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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84%
1 review
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40%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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Average |
79%
30 reviews
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73%
12 reviews
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93%
11 reviews
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67%
5 reviews
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83%
4 reviews
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73%
3 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have Hoover Washing Machines Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Hoover washing machines. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most popular washing machine brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
Compare all award winning washing machines
Number of Awards | Samsung | LG | Bosch | Hotpoint | Whirlpool | Hoover |
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9
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6
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5
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2
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1
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3
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2
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1
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2
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1
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Total |
23
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8
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1
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1
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How Reliable Are Hoover Washing Machines?
We checked over 42,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Hoover washing machines. over 350 of these reviews mention reliability of which 87% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Hoover washing machine owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that Hoover washing machines are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Hoover washing machines that mention reliability:
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